Could a man become Chancellor of Germany?

Oct 26, 2016

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, British Prime Minister Theresa May, Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2016.

Role model - and minority: Despite high-profile leaders like Angela Merkel, women are still under-represented in politics Image: REUTERS/Yves Herman

Monika Queisser

Head, Social Policy Division, Directorate of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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