Spain’s pregnant defence minister


by Newswire    
April 22, 2008 at 4:21 am

Time mag has a brilliant piece on Carme Chacón - Spain’s newest defence minister. The 37 year old is not only the first woman to head Spain’s armed forces, she is also seven months pregnant. The Spanish are leading the way in gender equality.


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