Interesting article by Chantel Herbert a few days ago on 4 'rookie' female MP's who were promoted to cabinet and have had problems in their portfolios. Her take on it was that it was a bit much to promote people with little experience and in fact they might have been better off if they have been given 'light duties' to start with. 

At some point the rubber hits the road and 'being able to do your job' counts at least as much as 'equity' (Note that Feminists now prefer the word 'equity' over 'equality', perhaps because 'equality' has too precise a meaning?-LOL)