The correct answer to the question is option 4, Sirimavo Bandaranaike. She was the first woman in the world to serve as the Prime Minister of a country. Sirimavo Bandaranaike served as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) for three terms. She first took office in 1960, following the assassination of her husband, and remained in power until 1965. She was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1970 and served until 1977, and then again from 1994 to 2000.

Option 1, Golda Meir, was the Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. While she was a prominent world leader, she was not the first woman to become a Prime Minister.

Option 2, Indira Gandhi, was the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. Like Golda Meir, she was a significant world leader but not the first lady Prime Minister in the world.

Option 3, Mary Eugenia Charles, was the Prime Minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995. Although she was an influential leader, she was