David Cameron has defended his pledge to give a third of ministerial jobs in a Conservative government to women.
He says he believes it is a "realistic aspiration" to have such high numbers of women in Cabinet and junior ranks by the end of his first term in office. But ordering all-women shortlists as a way of getting more women involved in politics was "a step too far", he said. Seven members of Mr Cameron's 30-strong frontbench team are women. Seventeen out of the party's 196 MPs are female.To read the full article, please visit BBC Europe News
David Cameron has defended his pledge to give a third of ministerial jobs in a Conservative government to women.
He says he believes it is a "realistic aspiration" to have such high numbers of women in Cabinet and junior ranks by the end of his first term in office. But ordering all-women shortlists as a way of getting more women involved in politics was "a step too far", he said. Seven members of Mr Cameron's 30-strong frontbench team are women. Seventeen out of the party's 196 MPs are female.To read the full article, please visit BBC Europe News