Remember when your history was being written by important stuff?
Stuff like winning wars, putting a man on the moon (allegedly), curing diseases, high economic growth, building some really innovative bridge, that sort of stuff?
Well, we’re not doing those things anymore, and we probably never will again.
New Zealand has reached gender equity in its government cabinet for the first time in its history.
The country had elected its most diverse parliament ever under former prime minister Jacinda Ardern in 2020, significantly boosting numbers of female, Māori and LBGTQ+ members. Now, it has reached gender parity at the decision-making table of cabinet, the body of senior ministers responsible for most important policy, legislative and spending decisions.
Prime minister Chris Hipkins announced on Monday afternoon that the latest cabinet reshuffle would see MP Willow-Jean Prime, minister for conservation, enter cabinet, meaning a 50/50 split of men and women.
“It means that we’re more closely representing the population,” Hipkins said. “I think it’s a good milestone to achieve. We achieved 50/50 representation in parliament in this parliamentary term, I think that’s a very welcome thing, and now we have that around the Cabinet table as well.”
Hipkins said that including ministers outside cabinet, there were now more women in New Zealand’s executive than there were men.
The 2020 general election saw a highly diverse executive come to power. About 10% of the members of New Zealand’s 2020-elected parliament identify as LGBTQ+.
This is the vaginal age.
The age of vagina.
That means you get nagged to death and you’ll never get anything done ever again.
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