Women in politics

It was only recently that we heard David Cameron pledging to give a third of ministerial positions to women if the Conservatives win the next election. Now following suit, the first female governor general has just been appointed in Australia and the newly re-elected Spanish government now has more female ministers than male ones. With politics traditionally being a very male dominated arena, these developments are really encouraging. Hopefully this will show women that it’s possible to succeed in even the most challenging environments and prove that women are more than capable of holding high profile positions. Let’s just hope that there aren’t too many people with the mindset of Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi - he recently criticised the Spanish government for being “too pink”.