Why Don’t Women Rule the World?
Before Hillary Clinton Wore Pantsuits, Hatshepsut Governed Egypt with a Fake Beard and an Iron Fist
This November, nearly 200 women are running for Congress. Most are not going to win, if the past is any guide. Of the 535 representatives and senators currently serving, only 99–18.5 percent–are women. The financial world is even bleaker: Women hold just 4.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions. Why are there so few women in positions of political or economic power in this modern age?
One way to answer that question is by examining the story of the greatest woman ever to rule in the ancient world: an Egyptian …