Snark, I know; but still...
Somebody said (around here, but I don't remember who or where) that the main reason there's no <insert European country here> Obama is that he/she wasn't born yet in 1961.
Otherwise, agree with your remark: I see more and more women and minorities in IT and engineering positions, which is expected when looking at the demographics. Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
j/k
Anyway, I agree, I don't see more women. More minorities; definitely, but not more women. A 'centrist' is someone who's neither on the left, nor on the left.