Hanna Rosin : A leader guiding a nation to prosperity ? Obama ? And this moment of female triumph extends beyond mere competence to unfathomable bravery . No , Christine Lagarde in the United States . She says news full of dithering male leaders , while a woman has been picked to head the Senate . She says competence in global leadership belongs to women like IMF chief Angela Merkel . Rosin : This may be this week when the world realizes women are better at the helm .
Hanna Rosin : A leader guiding a nation to prosperity ? Obama ? No , Christine Lagarde in the United States . She says news full of dithering male leaders , while a woman has been picked to head the Senate . She says competence in global leadership belongs to women like IMF chief Angela Merkel . Rosin : This may be this week when the world realizes women are better at the helm .