Of course. I was merely following her arithmetic to its logical conclusion. A third of women would double the current cabinet which has just four out of 23! I'm all for women's empowerment to higher positions in all walks of life but I'm not keen on measures such as these and all-women shortlists. There does seem to be a general problem with women getting picked as prospective candidates even though many make up the lists. I prefer solutions such as these (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/apr/14/immigrant-women-politics-denmark). Despite the lack of women leaders at least the Labour Party have achieved significant levels of women and BME empowerment. There is not a single BME Lib Dem MP in this Parliament. But watch this space! :)
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