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For the first time in T&T’s his­to­ry, the three high­est of­fices in the land are held by women.

Chris­tine Kan­ga­loo, Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar, and Pen­ne­lope Beck­les-Robin­son now hold the posts of Pres­i­dent, Prime Min­is­ter, and Op­po­si­tion Leader, re­spec­tive­ly. This is a pow­er­ful sym­bol of women’s lead­er­ship—but al­so a mo­ment call­ing for deep re­flec­tion, not just cel­e­bra­tion.

While that fact might be cel­e­brat­ed, ex­perts warn that it is not a sign of true gen­der equal­i­ty.