Merkel powers on, but not as a feminist
The German chancellor seems to be coasting to re-election as the most powerful woman in the world but has spent her political career playing down her gender
Torgau, Germany
ANGELA Merkel has spent her political career playing down her gender: shunning a feminist label, offering modesty, caution and diligent preparation as an implicit contrast to male swagger. The German chancellor seems to be coasting to re-election Sept 24 as the most powerful woman in the world.
But to the crowds who waited out a downpour in a flower-bedecked town square here to hear her stump speech at a campaign rally, she is simply their leader, her gender immaterial.
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