New Chancellor appoints Germany’s first gender-equal cabinet
Source: Women's Agenda
Germany’s new government will have more women in its cabinet than ever before, with incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz appointing 8 women and 8 men as ministers.
With Angela Merkel leaving her role as Chancellor, it is the first time in 16 years Germany will be led by a man, but Scholz has kept his election promise to appoint a gender-equal cabinet. Scholz has also appointed women in positions that deal with security and diplomacy – traditionally male dominated areas – with Germany set to get its first female foreign minister, first female interior minister and third female defence minister.
Click here to read the full article published by Women’s Agenda on 7 December 2021.
Germany’s new government will have more women in its cabinet than ever before, with incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz appointing 8 women and 8 men as ministers.
With Angela Merkel leaving her role as Chancellor, it is the first time in 16 years Germany will be led by a man, but Scholz has kept his election promise to appoint a gender-equal cabinet. Scholz has also appointed women in positions that deal with security and diplomacy – traditionally male dominated areas – with Germany set to get its first female foreign minister, first female interior minister and third female defence minister.
Click here to read the full article published by Women’s Agenda on 7 December 2021.