Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined an elite global club Wednesday by appointing women to 50 percent of his Cabinet positions, NBC News reported.
The self-proclaimed feminist made good his campaign promise that his governmental inner circle would be gender-equal. After initially trailing in the polls, the 43-year-old defeated incumbent Conservative Stephen Harper last month. His government was sworn-in Wednesday.
The appointment of a gender-equal Cabinet would mean Canada enjoying double the female representation of the United States; women make up just 25 percent of Washington's Cabinet of 16.
