National leaders' qualifications

Women as national leaders are no longer unusual, and we have seen enough of them to recognize that they run the gamut of good and bad qualities, just as men as leaders do. Women, as leaders, do not systematically have any particular important qualities. And no leader is perfect.

Thus, we can't find a good national leader by choosing by gender. We should judge a candidate by what per goals and values, and per abilities — not by aspects of per identity.