Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

In the Africa of yore, it was simply enough for women to be satisfied with traditional roles of raising children, cooking and other roles assigned to them by their respective society. Those roles have traditionally greased the ambitious wheels of their husband and male counterparts, and often in the past led to discriminations, repressions and subjugations of women by men. Right now, a cultural shift is taking place among men- fathers are now valuing their daughters as much as their they valued sons and thus encouraging girls to pursue education and work outside of home, and as a result, there are a new breed of leaders in Africa: Women.

In the last decade, Africa now counts a historic five female presidents. Rwanda- the once war-torn country now ranks highest in Africa as the most inclusive society for women in sub-Saharan Africa for having women majority in its parliament.