A massive, quiet coup is taking place inside the institutions that dictate global power. For the first time in its 137-year history, a woman has taken control of the Secretariat of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This isn't just a cosmetic change; it’s a direct threat to the old guard that has run international diplomacy since the end of the second World War. According to a global power index tracked by UN Women, the gatekeepers of international policy are finally losing their