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Why the US still hasn't had a woman president

  • Written by Farida Jalalzai, Professor and Hannah Atkins Endowed Chair of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a primary election night rally.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Estonia, Singapore, Ethiopia and Finland – these are some of the 21 countries currently governed by a female president or prime minister.

Yet a woman president of the U.S. still remains only a hypothetical.

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