Wins for women: A 2021 roundup
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Wins for women: A 2021 roundup
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Date: January 2021
Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president of the United States
She's the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to take the position
Janet Yellen becomes the first woman ever to lead the U.S. Treasury
Delaware's Sarah McBride is sworn in as the first openly transgender state senator
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Date: February 7, 2021
Sarah Thomas is the NFL's first-ever female referee to officiate a Super Bowl
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Date: February, 2021
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes on the role of Director-General at the World Trade Organization
making her the first woman and the first African boss of the WTO
(SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION'S NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL, NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, SAYING:
"But I always tell people that the important thing is to have the competence to deliver the results. In other words, if you are the first woman and the first African, and you can't deliver that doesn't help. So, I'm focusing on delivery and focusing on getting results.''
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Date: March, 2021
Taylor Swift is the first woman to win the Album of the Year Grammy three times
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Date: April, 2021
Chloe Zhao is the first woman of color to win an Oscar for 'Best Director'
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Date: July 2021
Wally Funk is the oldest woman to ever go to space, aged 82
She had been the oldest person ever flown to space
until William Shatner, aged 90, joined Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin flight in October 2021
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Date: September 2021
18-year-old Emma Raducanu storms to victory at the U.S. Open
She is the first qualifier, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title
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Date: November 2021
Magdalena Andersson is the first woman to be elected prime minister in Sweden
She resigned hours later after the Green Party quit her coalition
She was elected for a second time just a few days later
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Date: December 2021
Honduras elects its first female president, Xiomara Castro
Her husband, Manuel Zelaya, ruled the country from 2006 until 2009