Women to watch

In better news for women, recently both Chile and Jamaica have elected women to their government. In Chile, Michelle Bachelet has become their president. In her first few days as President she has already enacted law to provide free health coverage for Chilean citizens over age 55. While critics of her plan state that there will need to be a massive increase in the governments budget in order to provide the new medical coverage, this plan offers coverage for citizens who would other wise not be able to afford health care.

For an article outlining President Michelle Bachelet’s transition into Chilean government and the climate in which this change is taking place, click here for an article dated earlier this month..

In other news, Jamaica just elected their first Female Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller. Her campaign slogan was “Come to Mama” and she beat three male contenders for the office. She takes office amidst some very interesting circumstances. Click here to read more. It should be interesting to follow her time in office and see how she does.

I hope that this is a sign of times to come. I am tired of the old joke that a woman president would have to bomb something every month due to her menstrual cycle. Simply not true, despite what the television show “Commander in Chief" starring Geena Davis would have you believe. I won’t watch a show that has the fictional first female president of the United States proving she is just as tough as a male president would be by bombing someplace ever episode. There is more to leading a country, despite the current state of the United States, than finding foreign enemies and bombing the crap out of them.