Singapore names 3 candidates for presidential election
Whomever wins will take over from Singapore's first female president, Halimah Yacob.
Tue Aug 22 2023
Dina Boluarte, Peru's first female president, pledges to heal nation's wounds
Dina Boluarte became Peru's first female president amid a political maelstrom.
Thu Dec 08 2022
Slovenia elects first female president
Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won the second round of Slovenia's presidential election.
Mon Nov 14 2022
The Harvard Club of Malaysia elects Nadiah Wan as its youngest and first female president
Nadiah is also the interviewer for Harvard College undergraduate admissions.
Fri Apr 22 2022
Honduras inaugurates first female president, Harris vows closer US ties
Castro's inauguration comes as her government faces tests over a sharply divided Congress, rising debt and relations with China.
Fri Jan 28 2022
Honduras set for woman president as leftist Castro storms towards victory
The election, set to give Honduras its first female president, seemed to have run smoothly, a contrast to four years ago.
Mon Nov 29 2021
Opposition, ruling party claim Honduras election win, as turnout fuels hope of change
If opposition standard-bearer Xiomara Castro wins, she would become the first female president in Honduras.
Mon Nov 29 2021
Singapore may create history having first Malay female president
The next Singapore Presidential Election which will be held in September this year will be a unique one as it has been reserved for Malay candidates after its first president nearly 50 years ago.
Thu Feb 09 2017
Trump draws rebuke from Clinton campaign for saying she lacks 'a presidential look'
Trump has said regularly on the campaign trail that Clinton does not look presidential, which his critics have blasted as a sexist attack on the first female presidential nominee.
Wed Sep 07 2016
Hillary Clinton makes history as first female presidential nominee from a major party
Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton for president
Wed Jul 27 2016
Brazil's Rousseff suspended to face impeachment trial
A nearly 22-hour debate in the Senate closed with an overwhelming 55-22 vote against Brazil's first female president.
Thu May 12 2016
US congratulates Tsai on Taiwan vote win
The United States congratulated Taiwan's first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, on her election victory Saturday.
Sat Jan 16 2016
Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan president as KMT concedes defeat
Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan's main opposition party will become the island's first female president after the ruling Kuomintang conceded defeat.
Sat Jan 16 2016
Taiwan goes to polls in historic presidential vote
Taiwan went to the polls Saturday and is expected to elect its first female president in a historic vote likely to end eight years of closer China ties.
Sat Jan 16 2016
Roll out the red carpet for Hillary
'Ready for Hillary'. Hillary Clinton has announced to run for the presidential seat and be the first female president for the US
Wed Apr 15 2015