Mrs. Minnie M. Stanley President of the Dayton League of Women Voters Mrs. Stanley who had been active in the suffrage movement, later became president of the Ohio League of Women Voters and during World War I had headed the women’s division of the Liberty Loan campaign in Ohio. People referred to her as “the real moving spirit in the suffrage cause.” Once again, the Scandinavian countries have confirmed the top spots in studies of gender equality around the world.

The report, issued by the World Economic Forum, in Switzerland (think Davos) ranks countries according to how much they reduced gender disparities based on economic participation, education, health and political empowerment while attempting to strip out the effects of a nation’s overall wealth.

Iceland, which has been rocked by financial crisis, rose from fourth place overall a year ago to top the list and was followed by Finland, Norway and Sweden. New Zealand came in fifth.

The United States is ranked 31, behind Lithuania and ahead of Namibia, due to the comparative lack of political empowerment among women in America, where we rank a pathetic 61.

In an exciting global development, both South Africa and Lesotho entered the list of top 10 countries for the first time.

Indeed — read my lips, my dear friends — South Africa and Lesotho rank considerably ahead of the U.S. in the overall empowerment of women.

Now what was POTUS saying about “bunk” on the subject of women in government wanting to get invited for a round of golf? I say “basta” . Anne