sentences:  Since 1960 to 2015, 108 women have become national leaders in 70 countries, with more being prime ministers than presidents.Individual female executives usually have high levels of education and may have close relationships with politically prominent or upper-class families.The general status of women in a country does not predict if a woman will reach an executive position since, paradoxically, female executives have routinely ascended to power in countries where women's social standing lags behind men's.