80 countries have been led by a woman, but not the US

Despite Vice President Kamala Harris' efforts to shatter solid ceilings and go nan first female to beryllium president successful nan U.S., nan country's highest agency remains solely male-dominated.

ABC News projected erstwhile President Donald Trump to go nan 47th President of nan United States early Wednesday morning, meaning it would beryllium astatine slightest different 4 years earlier America would subordinate different countries successful electing a female to lead their country.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks astatine Howard University successful Washington, Nov. 6, 2024.

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According to June 2024 information from U.N. Women, "113 countries worldwide person ne'er had a female service arsenic Head of State aliases Government." This intends that among nan 193 United Nations personnel states, astatine slightest 80 countries person had a female caput of authorities aliases government.

Yet, nan United States of America, considered 1 of nan astir powerful world nations, has yet to elite a female leader.

According to nan Women's Power Index from nan Council connected Foreign Relations, which ranks countries based connected "progress toward gender parity successful governmental participation," nan U.S. is classed No. 69 retired of nan U.N. personnel states.

Throughout her campaign, Harris chose not to telephone attraction to her gender -- a stark opposition to 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton who heavy leaned into her historical personality connected nan statesmanlike ticket.

In an question and reply pinch NBC News' Hallie Jackson 2 weeks earlier Election Day, Harris emphasized her expertise to fulfill nan occupation of a president, alternatively than focusing connected nan historical quality of her candidacy.

"I'm intelligibly a woman, I don't request to constituent that retired to anyone," she said. "The constituent that astir group really attraction astir is, tin you do nan job, and do you person a scheme to really attraction connected them?"

Harris did, however, make it clear successful her run efforts and argumentation proposals that her presidency would beryllium focused connected women's rights, peculiarly regarding reproductive state and gender equality.

Democratic statesmanlike candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, greets supporters during a run rally astatine Shell Energy Stadium, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Houston.

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Though ballots are still being counted successful immoderate states, preliminary exit canvass information recovered Harris underperformed pinch female voters. In fact, her support from women was down 3 points from Biden's successful 2020.

Trump made strides among women, somewhat narrowing his margins among this demographic compared to his capacity successful 2020. According to preliminary exit canvass data, Harris only won women by 10 points (54% to Trump's 44%), while Biden won women by 15 points successful 2020 (57% to Trump's 42%).

This comes contempt disapproval of nan Trump run demeaning female voters. From Vice President-elect JD Vance's comments of "childless feline ladies" to much caller sexist and misogynistic remarks made astatine Trump rallies, nan Republican summons often sparked outrage from female voters.

Trump's 2 statesmanlike victories, nan 2016 and nan 2024 election, were some won against a female opponent, while his sole conclusion came from a antheral candidate.