But the first-ever meeting of the Global Parliament of Mayors in the Hague last month showed nine female mayors out of 57 high-profile cities. Anne Hidalgo, who became Paris’ first female mayor in April 2014, is taking bold steps to curb car use in the French capital and improve air quality. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Health care workers in Paynesville during the Ebola crisis in 2014. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Vera Baboun shows former British prime minister David Cameron around Bethlehem in 2014. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The mayor of Watford, Dorothy Thornhill, speaks to Nick Clegg and construction managers at Watford Health Campus.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2016 11:08 UTC