Labour’s Cabinet has fewer women than National’s

The Herald reports:

Ardern has released a list of 16 Cabinet ministers and five ministers outside Cabinet, including all 12 on its current .

Just seven of the 21 are , six of whom are in Cabinet.

That is fewer than National which had nine in total, including seven inside Cabinet – and was often pilloried by Labour for its lack of representation.

In a Newshub during the election campaign, Ardern had said she believed Cabinet should be 50/50 female and male and would make it a target.

 

However, even the five ministers outside Cabinet chosen by Ardern herself rather than by caucus included just one woman – Meka Whaitiri.

The 50/50 target will be the first of many that will be meaningless piddle, such as the target to have zero suicides.

In total there will be 28 ministers – including four NZ First ministers inside a 20-strong Cabinet and three Green ministers outside Cabinet. Ardern said it was “unlikely” that would improve the gender balance.

Plus two Under-Secretaries which will make it I believe the largest Executive ever.

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