In 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to give all women the right to vote in all elections.
That's terrific but there's still a long way to go for women all over the world and here in NZ too. However, 32% of MPs are women and women have held all the top political jobs at some time.
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Well, I'm going to celebrate anyway. 
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