Women's Issues: Women's groups for female UN Secretary-General

Women's groups such as the National Organization for Women and Equality Now, are calling for the UN to select a woman as its next Secretary-General.

The Feminist Majority Foundation, reports that although the Security Council has already had two unofficial 'straw' polls for Annan's replacement, none of those considered in the polls were women.

On Friday, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania nominated the first woman to ever be considered for secretary-general, Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga. UN tradition dictates that the next Secretary-General should be from Asia, limiting Vike-Freiberga's chances of being elected.