this means there are fewer women in the parliament in denmark than in the rest of the nordics according to data from countries compiled by the interparliamentary union denmark ranks st based on the proportion of women in parliament as of th november nine of the ministers in the danish government are women statsministeriet the purpose of the equal treatment act is to prevent discrimination based on gender ministry of employment and the purpose of the gender equality act is to promote equality between men and women including equal influence and opportunities in all spheres of the society ministry of social affairs