Sarkozy Fails on Promise to French Women as Lagarde Leaves
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Christine Lagarde’s exit from French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s cabinet of ministers reduces the proportion of women in his government to 29 percent, far short of the gender parity he pledged during his election campaign.
Lagarde, 55, who was this week named the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund, was replaced yesterday as French Finance Minister by Francois Baroin, 46. Lagarde is taking over at the IMF from Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who quit after his arrest last month on charges including attempted rape.