Switzerland's parliament has voted a new minister into the government, giving the cabinet a majority of women for the first time.The election of Simonetta Sommaruga, 50 and a Social Democrat is a historic step in a country where women only got to vote on a national level since 1971. Ms Sommaruga will be the fourth female in the seven-member Federal Council in a country where traditionally women have had a low key role in public life. And when it comes to gender equality, the new team still has a ways to go.
By: Alicia Panczyk
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