Gender balance in Danish cabinets by Conor Little https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark Ministerial careers, Block 1 en-us 2017-09-20 10:50:28 UTC 2025-11-14 22:32:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Rasmussen II 2015 https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189264242 - 6 women on 19 ministers in total 
- Women have only soft portfolios 
- 2 weighted portfolios held by women: Social Affairs/Interior ; Environment/Agriculture (biais because Immigration/Housing should be counted as a weighted portfolio)
- 7 weighted portfolios held by men including Finance, Foreign Affairs, Business/Growth, Tax, Justice, Labour

]]> 2017-09-20 11:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189264242 Thorning-Schmidt I https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189265178 - First cabinet : 8 women on 22 ministers in total
- Porfolios : 1) Social affairs 2) children and education 3) labour 4) agriculture 5) Interior + National Economy 6) health 7) environment 8) Commerce

- Average Women : 1,97
- Average men : 0,9]]> 2017-09-20 11:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189265178 Thorning-Schmidt II https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189265690 - 7 out of 20 ministers were women.
- Woman; economy, justice, labour, education, environment, culture, research. 
- Men; finance, foreign, health, defense, integration, business, climate
- Important posts for both men and women
- Average importance for women: 1,142
- Average importance for men:  1,144 ]]> 2017-09-20 11:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189265690 Rasmussen III 2016 https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189266008 - 9 women out of 21 ministers
- Men have the main portfolios; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice, Minister of Finance etc.
- Women have the "soft" portfolios; Minister of Children and Social Affairs, Minister for Education, Minister for Senior Citizens etc.

Male average:
1,48
Female average:
1,05
1,075*]]> 2017-09-20 11:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189266008 Rasmussen I 2009 https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189266407 - 9 female, 11 male
- Left party (right side) & Conservatives in government.
- Main portfolios were hold by men, except Econimics & Business affairs. 

Average (without the Prime Minister)
Women: 0,96= 44,71% 
Men: 1,08  = 55,29%]]> 2017-09-20 11:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189266407 Two further questions (also excluding the PM):What proportion of weighted portfolios were held by men/women?How important were the ministerial positions held by a) the average man in cabinet? b) the average woman in cabinet? conorlittle https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189274447 2017-09-20 12:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/gender_denmark/wish/189274447