The World Is Losing Trust in Women Leaders
Women are reaching the top of politics and business in record numbers. So why is confidence in them stagnating?
Illustration: Jill Senft for Bloomberg
In some ways, 2025 is shaping up to be the year of the woman leader.
In March, Namibia got its first woman president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. In October, Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister. And in November, Catherine Connolly was elected president of Ireland — in a race where her main rival was also a woman.