In 1975, Leah Rabin attended to the World Conference on Women as the head of Israel's representation. Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of Iran's Shah, Imelda Marcos, wife of Philippines' president; Minister Barbara Castle, Secretary of State for Health and Social Services of Great Britain (and political guide of Margaret Thatcher); Jehan Sadat, wife of Egypt's president. So many delegations were headed by politicians that the Conference became an arena of international disputes instead of a forum about humanitarianism, social or educative issues.[5]