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Women who broke stereotypes with historic political appointments in 2024: Video
2024 has been pivotal for women as several of them defied stereotypes to historically snatch some political appointments mainly reserved for or taken by men.
In Namibia, 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndiatwah became the country's first female president-elect with a 57% vote margin over her opponent, Panduleni Itula, who trailed with 25.5% of the vote.
The same was the case in Mexico when Claudia Sheinbaum, a former Mexico City mayor, succeeded Lopez Obrador in the June 2 elections.
Professor Jane Naana Opoku, running alongside John Dramani Mahama, became Ghana's first female vice president-elect, while Emma Theofelus, a Namibian, became Africa's youngest minister at 27.
