Each belonged to a special class of women whose husbands or fathers were their country’s recognized founding father or longstanding political leader. But, while their dynastic links brought them to power, they were not the sole factor keeping them there.
发自纽约——印度的英吉拉·甘地，斯里兰卡的班达拉奈克夫人，巴基斯坦的贝·布托，菲律宾的阿基诺夫人以及印尼的梅加瓦蒂——这些女性领袖在过去四十年内的大部分时间统治着南亚和东南亚地区。她们的父亲或者丈夫都曾是其所在国的创建者或者长期领导者，而当这种类似王朝传宗继位的联系将她们送上政治舞台时，支撑她们掌权的却不但是这一个因素。