Women leaders portray “tough” image nowadays
Editor,This is in reaction to Emma Nsekanabo’s article, “My female President…?” (The New Times, February 4, 2013). There is a Gikuyu proverb CIIRA NIWA ARUME, which means that men are born (anointed) with the gift of public leadership; while women are born with the gift of quiet diplomacy.
US President Obama(2nd L) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(2nd R) and other senior officials watch as an operation to strike Osama bi Laden unfolds; Clinton flinched visibly moved by her maternal instincts. Net photo.