Ursula von der Leyen put six women among the eight top positions in her team despite the reluctance of many EU member states to give in to her demand for gender parity
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during the Parliament's Conference of Presidents, in Strasbourg , eastern France, on Sept. 17.European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday, despite the reluctance of many EU member states to give in to her demand for gender parity.
The appointments of the Commission team – which veers to the right after the June elections saw a surge of far right parties – still have to be confirmed. Compounding such problems was the defiance of many of the 27 member states as von der Leyen struggled to get anywhere close to gender parity on her Commission team – they staunchly refused to give her a choice between a male and a female candidate.
If she could not get full gender parity in numbers, von der Leyen made sure they were more than well represented in the top jobs. “The importance of Italy is reflected in the portfolio and the executive vice president. And I think the balance is also very well kept,” von der Leyen said.
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