Women heads of state from around the world (26 images)

Greece has become the latest country to elect a woman as head of state. President Katerina Sakellaropoulou joins many others around the world, including the leaders of Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, Nepal and Denmark. Here's a look at some of them on the job.

President Paula-Mae Weekes (L), of Trinidad and Tobago, briefs reporters at a "Women in Power" event, with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, prime minister of Iceland, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on March 12, 2019. Photo courtesy of United Nations

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the General Debate at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 24, 2019. Photo by Monika Graff/UPI

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Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan, was elected to a second term in January 2020. Photo courtesy of Voice of America

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Slovak President-elect Zuzana Caputova prepares for the television debate after Slovakia's presidential election runoff in Bratislava, Slovakia on March 31, 2019. Photo by Martin Divisek/EPA-EFE

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