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Is there any evidence that having a female leader actually changes a country? Do women make better politicians - or is it all based on stereotypes?

Women make up less than 7% of world leaders, and last year in 2024 the number of women in parliament globally fell. However, Mexico, Namibia and North Macedonia all elected their first female presidents, and as more women get elected to the top jobs, there鈥檚 an ongoing debate about whether female leaders do things differently to men.

Laura Garcia from 91热爆 Mundo breaks down some common misconceptions about women in power with a game of true or false.

We also hear from Professor Rosie Campbell from the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King鈥檚 College London, about why it鈥檚 so hard to draw conclusions about the effects of female lawmakers.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Julia Ross-Roy, Benita Barden and Baldeep Chahal
Editor: Verity Wilde