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It doesn’t look they much better. Most were daughters of founders or previous popular prime ministers (I’m thinking South Asia here).

In the case of japan, their most recent prime minister was not actually heading the party when they got elected.

I think it’s only a few cases like New Zealand where a female got elected outright in an election.

It’s even rarer when the woman that got elected was from the more liberal party. Many female heads of state have been authoritarian in nature. They have to “prove their way” as being “tough”. Basically like Margaret thatcher, the “Iron Lady”.

In short, Pelosi is probably right, but I think the time will come for the right democratic female to get elected president. I’m actually not as pessimistic as her, because we have seen women being elected governor to 32 states. A few of the 18 that haven’t are blue states, and voted for Harris:

18 states have never elected a woman as governor:

California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada (Harris lost but Hillary won), North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Virginia (until 2025 election of Abigail Spanberger).