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but I'd guess that if you look at all our MPs most of them will be male (and I strongly suspect that it's even worse in municipal politics).

At least for MPs, according to IPU's table, Denmark is 7th in the world with 38.0% of MPs female.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 02:46:50 AM EST
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Compare it to "developing countries" like Germany (Bundestag 31.6%/Bundesrat %21.7%); and backward countries like the UK (Parliament 19.5%/Lords 19.7%), France (Assemblée nationale, Sénat both 18.2%), the USA (House 16.8%/Senate 16.0%) or Hungary (parlament 11.1%)...

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 02:56:23 AM EST
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And if the Social Democrats manage to not implode before the next election there's a better than even chance that we'll have a female head of government as well as a female head of state :-P

Unfortunately, her politics is pretty awful. But it'll be a nice change to have a government beholden to the SocLibs instead of a government beholden to the fatcats.

- Jake

Ceterum censeo Chicago esse delendam

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 03:11:52 AM EST
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Unfortunately, her politics is pretty awful.

You just put a lot of work into two informative diaries, but I hope you can find the time to write a "status report" about her, the new party(ies), and whatever is the issue of the day presently in Denmark. (Even if domestic issues.)

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 06:24:59 AM EST
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I suppose I'll do a who's who at some point this weekend or the start of next week. I'll need to read up on the recent news, though, because I haven't been following them as religiously as I used to do before the public radio was contaminated with bizniz and "coaching" programs.

- Jake

Ceterum censeo Chicago esse delendam

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 02:22:14 PM EST
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