India's First Woman President Elected

I guess now we have to elect Hillary Clinton president. I think its a great thing that women are assuming the highest positions of power. It is progress. But please don't let Hillary be the first. And, by the way, if you think electing a woman president necessarily means progress for women, remember Indira Gandhi's reign did little for women in India:

Pratibha Patil has won the race to become India's president, becoming Saturday the first woman to hold the post in a symbolic victory for the hundreds of millions of Indian women who contend with widespread discrimination.

While India has had several women in positions of power — most notably Indira Gandhi, who was elected to the more powerful position of prime minister in 1966, and her daughter-in-law, Sonia Gandhi, who currently heads the Congress party — many women still face rampant discrimination.