Why gender parity matters in cabinet

Almost a decade of gender-balanced federal cabinets have paved the way for new women appointees.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first cabinet is nearly gender equal, which has become the new normal over the past decade, write Elizabeth McCallion and Rebecca Wallace.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MCCALLION, REBECCA WALLACE

March 24, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new, pared-down Liberal cabinet comes close but does not quite maintain a convention established by his predecessor: gender parity. At 11 women and 14 men, his appointed team has strong women’s representation but falls short of parity.

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