Women take majority of cabinet seats in first for Denmark
Denmark’s new cabinet reached a record level of female representation, with women outnumbering men for the first time in the Nordic country.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the first woman to win a third term in her homeland, unveiled a ministerial lineup of 11 women and 10 men, bringing female representation to 52%.
“For the first time in Denmark’s history, there are more female ministers than male ministers,” Frederiksen told media on Wednesday as she presented her new cabinet in Copenhagen.
The move brings Denmark in line with other Nordic countries in terms of cabinet-level gender parity, matching Finland and just topping Sweden’s 50% level and Norway’s 45%. Iceland’s female representation is the region’s highest, at 54%. [Continue reading…]