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World record: Amazons!
After the election this morning, Switzerland has the following positions filled today by women:
President of the Confederation
Vice-president of the Confederation
Majority (4/7 or 57%) of the Government Ministers (Federal Council)
Federal Chancellor
Speaker of the lower house (National Council)
Speaker of the upper house (Senate, Council of the States)
I believe that Switzerland is probably the first democratic country in the world to have a feminine majority in the government.
The real paradox is that Switzerland was one of the last, if not the last, democratic countries to give the right to vote for women - in 1971
Edit: sorry, I was wrong about it being the first country with a feminine government, but I maintain the phrase if you count all the other posts!
President of the Confederation
Vice-president of the Confederation
Majority (4/7 or 57%) of the Government Ministers (Federal Council)
Federal Chancellor
Speaker of the lower house (National Council)
Speaker of the upper house (Senate, Council of the States)
I believe that Switzerland is probably the first democratic country in the world to have a feminine majority in the government.
The real paradox is that Switzerland was one of the last, if not the last, democratic countries to give the right to vote for women - in 1971
Edit: sorry, I was wrong about it being the first country with a feminine government, but I maintain the phrase if you count all the other posts!
