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Spain’s new female-dominated government has just made history

sudshr47 June 8, 2018

Spain’s new government has only just been sworn in, but it’s already made history. That’s because the women in this cabinet outnumber the men.

King Felipe VI of Spain swore in the new government on Thursday, with women occupying 11 of the 17 cabinet posts.

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That equates to 61.1 percent women—the highest proportion of women in government since the country became a democracy in 1978.

Carmen Monton is sworn in as Spanish Health Minister, next to Spain's King Felipe VI at La Zarzuela Palace, in Madrid. — Carmen Monton is sworn in as Spanish Health Minister, next to Spain’s King Felipe VI at La Zarzuela Palace, in Madrid.

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