Is the author here? If so, a note: > What does this have to do with the glut of female leaders? "Glut" is the wrong word; it means too many. You might replace

Is the author here? If so, a note: > What does this have to do with the glut of female leaders? "Glut" is the wrong word; it means too many. You might replace it with "lack", "dearth", or "paucity".