Denmark’s Woman-Run Cabinet Is Nordic Laggard in Gender Equality
- Premier forms new government with 35% women ministers
- Nordic country was a first mover on gender but has lost pace
Mette Frederiksen has presented a ministerial lineup with eight women and 15 men.
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Denmark’s government remains far behind its Nordic peers in terms of gender balance, even as more women were given portfolios in the new cabinet than before.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the first woman to win a second term steering Denmark, this week presented a ministerial lineup with eight women and 15 men, a ratio of 35%. That compares with 30% in her departing cabinet.