^En 1960, 西丽玛沃·班达拉奈克 (1916-2000) fue la primera mujer en el mundo que asumió el cargo de primera ministra de un país. En 1974, 伊莎貝爾·裴隆 (1931-) fue elegida vicepresidenta de la República Argentina, y ese mismo año, tras la muerte del presidente 胡安·裴隆 (1895-1974), asumió como presidenta democráticamente elegida.
^Torild Skard (2014) 'Vigdís Finnbogadóttir' 'Women of power - half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide. Bristol: Policy Press ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0
^The Club of Madrid (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) is an independent non-profit organization composed of 81 democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers from 57 different countries. It constitutes the world's largest forum of former Heads of State and Government, who have come together to respond to a growing demand for support among leaders in democratic leadership, governance, crisis and post-crisis situations. All lines of work share the common goal of building functional and inclusive societies, in which the leadership experience of the members is most valuable.