Hall of Fame - England and Argentina

I have posted two Hall of Shame and figured it is time for a Hall of Fame post.  I wanted this post to be in response to my most recent Hall of Shame post about women in positions of power.  So first I want to recognize England has recently changed their succession laws to make women equal to men.  In the old law, which has been in place for 300 years, the first born son is the heir to the crown.  But now if this lovely couple has a daughter first, then she will take precedence over her brothers as heir to the thrown.  Prime Minister David Cameron has said "the idea that a younger son should become monarch instead of an elder daughter simply because he is a man - this way of thinking is at odds with the modern countries that we have become."  

The other country that I wanted to recognize is Argentina.  In 2007, they elected Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as their 55th president.  She is the first female elected president of Argentina (and second female to serve as president).    Interestingly enough, when she first was elected in 2007, the relationship between Argentina and US deteriorated because the US claimed that she had illegal financial support for her campaign.  I'm sure the fact that she was a woman had nothing to do with their claims...


She was recently re-elected and her margin of victory is the largest since democratic elections have been held in 1983.  One of the main responses for her high approval rating is the fact that Argentina's economy has grown 9% last year.  This provides more evidence that women as national leaders can have an amazing impact on the country and its economy.