Is having a female leader definitive proof that a country has reached gender equality?

Maija Liuhto is a Finnish journalist currently based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Her work has appeared in publications such as the Atlantic, Foreign Polic... y and Al Jazeera English.
Is having a female leader definitive proof that a country has reached gender equality?
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