Factoid Moment

Did you know that ex-smokers outnumber smokers in the USof A? That Germany elected its first female chancellor this year? That women will fill at least 25 percent of seats in the new parliment of Iraq? that since 1990 more than 30 women have become heads of government (in 1950 there was just one)? that over 50 countries have quotas for female representation in their legislatures?

A 2000 Gallup poll in Latin America found that 60 % of people believed that women would do better than men in fighting poverty, 72% favored women for improving education and 53% thought women would be better diplomats. This is quoted from Newsweek Nov. 20, 05. What do you suppose the results of a poll like that in America would look like?