Choose to Challenge It was sixty-one years ago, in 1960 when Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then called the ‘Dominion of Ceylon’). Forced into politics after her husband was mercilessly assassinated, Sirimavo led the young country for close to five years until 1965. Touted as the first woman leader in the modern world , she was succeeded by Indira Gandhi being elected as the Prime Minister of India in 1966, followed by women leaders from China, Israel, Argentina, Central African Republic taking up as the Head of State / Government in their respective countries. Of course, our generation grew up hearing stories about the infamous ‘Iron Lady’ who was elected as the Prime Minister of UK in 1979 who led for close to a dozen years! Fast forward to 2021, we have 24 women actively leading countries across the globe, and yet we waited unabatedly, fingers crossed for Kamala Harris be sworn-in as the FIRST Vice President of USA . Sat 9000 miles away,