OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s new feminist foreign policy could help it break new ground in international affairs when it assumes the G7 presidency next year, says Germany’s ambassador to Canada. The government unveiled its feminist foreign policy in June, sparking much speculation in Canada’s foreign diplomatic corps that it would be a top theme when it hosts the G7. Sparwasser suggested the issue could gain traction internationally the same way two past Canadian signature foreign policy initiatives did. She said her own foreign ministry still has a long way to go in giving equal access to women because only 50 of 267 heads of mission are women. She said it wasn’t until 1997 that Britain had its first married female ambassador.

Source: National Post October 26, 2017 19:59 UTC