New Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau was sworn in today along with his cabinet, for which Trudeau has been widely praised. Why? Because the liberal Trudeau made a concerted effort to achieve true gender equity in his cabinet, which comprises 15 women and 16 men. (OK, it’s not exactly equal, but maybe he can create a new cabinet position to solve that problem.)
How big a deal is gender equity? Feminist site Jezebel declared that Trudeau’s half-female cabinet is the “international hunk’s” sexiest feature.
According to @joannarothkopf sexiest thing about Canada's PM is his cabinet's gender parity. https://t.co/8Vni8YtLxe
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) November 5, 2015
NBC News’ Luke Russert was equally smitten by Trudeau as he gave a brilliant answer to those asking why he made sure his cabinet was 50 percent female.
Trudeau's presser answer is brilliant https://t.co/rx9cbD7h0j
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) November 4, 2015
What was that brilliant answer? “Because it’s 2015.”
Global Montreal, just another objective network covering the swearing-in ceremony, declared Trudeau’s “outstanding” answer a “mic drop” moment.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drops the mic with this outstanding answer about why his cabinet is gender balanced https://t.co/k5w42imUCn
— Global Montreal (@Global_Montreal) November 4, 2015
@Global_Montreal loving the objectivity
— Alex Heisz (@AlexHeisz) November 4, 2015
Pity those hate-filled conservatives who were less than impressed with Trudeau’s quota approach to filling government positions.
Here are all the women in Justin Trudeau's new gender-equal cabinet https://t.co/jFD9qLCMdq pic.twitter.com/6ZYNnGTMod
— TIME (@TIME) November 5, 2015
@TIME Gender does not determine competence. Yikes! This is a scary mob of questionably qualified people.
— Tania Gail (@TaniaGailPhotos) November 5, 2015
@TIME I must admit that I do like the new cabinet gender balance. Let's hope that performance is more important than gender though.
— Wanda Halpert (@wandahalpert) November 5, 2015
Let’s hope. Barack Obama campaigned on a platform of “hope,” for what it’s worth.
@TIME You're missing a black dude there. Hope they all can live up to the job required.
— Mizz? (@MizzyII) November 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/LannenD/status/662086883871076352
https://twitter.com/katemcinturff/status/661895811425542144
Female pundits, too.
https://twitter.com/Kathryn_Lawsome/status/661546318112956416
Mic drop.
https://twitter.com/jondfriesen/status/661694486431449088
https://twitter.com/Freedomzone_/status/661693365595979776
@Kathryn_Lawsome @SheilaGunnReid True but then Justin couldn't portray himself as a knight in shining armor. After all, it's all about him.
— Linda Henderson (@linZlou2u) November 4, 2015
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