Would the world be a better place? Most countries have always been run by men. For International Women’s Day, some say we should give women the chance to take over.
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Imagine every nation on Earth run by a woman
Would the world be a better place? Most countries have always been run by men. For International Women's Day, some say we should give women the chance to take over.
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The year is 2024. But even today, there are only 26 countries in the world that are run by a woman.
Some say it is time for a change. Would the world be a better place if every country had a woman in charge?
Recent research at a top American universityWhen people leave school, they can go to university to study more and get a degree. showed that women are rated more positively than men in 13 of the 19 leadership skills.
And the publicOrdinary people in the community or a place where everyone is allowed to go. think that women are more honestBeing truthful in what you say and do. and more organised than men.
The world has some big problems to solve. There is the risk of climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change., another pandemicAn outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region., new technology and rising prices. If women can handle stressFeelings of worry or pressure. better than men, perhaps we need more female leaders.
But, as others suggest, these problems may also need everyone to work together - and that includes men and women. Doing away with male leaders could do more harm than good.
Would the world be a better place?
Yes! The world has been run by men for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. There have been big problems. It is time for women to have a chance to fix them.
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No! The world will only be a better place when the world is equal. And that means an equal number of male and female leaders - not a world run only by women.
University - When people leave school, they can go to university to study more and get a degree.
Public - Ordinary people in the community or a place where everyone is allowed to go.
Honest - Being truthful in what you say and do.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Pandemic - An outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region.
Stress - Feelings of worry or pressure.
Imagine every nation on Earth run by a woman
Men in charge: A majority of the world's modern nations have never been run by a woman. Glossary
University - When people leave school, they can go to university to study more and get a degree.
Public - Ordinary people in the community or a place where everyone is allowed to go.
Honest - Being truthful in what you say and do.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Pandemic - An outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region.
Stress - Feelings of worry or pressure.