What would you do if the power to rule the world fell into your hands overnight?
That central question underpins Naomi Aldermanâs book âThe Power,â in which women wake up with the ability to electrocute anyone with their bare hands. History is littered with examples of powerful men subjugating others â women, different races, those considered to be weaker â but what would the inverse look like?
Geopolitical power has been intrinsically tied to violence for millennia. Empires are constructed through war and colonialism; often they fall through revolution. But what if women were in charge and not men?
In 2017, The Guardian posed that question to several notable women. Comedian Shazia Mirza said women could lead with less violence, a view shared by Alaa Murabit, a United Nations high-level commissioner.