not true, in north america she’s actually the 5th elected female president, and 8th elected female leader overall! (maybe many USians don’t know but North America includes everything above South America, including Central America and the Caribbean)
NA countries that have elected a female president (excluding countries where the presidency is only a figurehead role):
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Costa Rica
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Haiti
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Honduras (incumbent)
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Nicaragua
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Panama
NA countries that have elected a female PM (excluding countries where the prime ministry is only a figurehead role):
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Barbados (incumbent)
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Dominica
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Jamaica
unelected leaders:
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Canada (interim PM)
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Haiti (interim president, tried to coup the government)
undercount, it’s described as a conservative estimate