When she is Right: Is a female conservative PM good news for women?

There was a time when women like Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand and Angela Merkel in Germany seemed to rewrite the rules of leadership. They led with calm, empathy and reason.But the picture has changed. Across countries, a new generation of women leaders is rising. There's Giorgia Meloni in Italy, Marine Le Pen in France, Alice Weidel in Germany and now Sanae Takaichi in Japan. They’re shattering glass ceilings while standing on nationalist, conservative platforms.So what does this really mean for women? Is their rise a step forward or just another version of the old power? Guest: Suhasini Haider, National Editor, The HinduHost: Anupama Chandrasekaran Edited and produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices