A first

Johanna Sigurdardottir is currently Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security. But thanks to the collapse of the Icelandic government due to the international financial crisis, she is about to get a promotion. Next week, she will be sworn in as Prime Minister in a caretaker administration which will govern the country until elections can be held. This will be a first on two fronts: Iceland will get its first woman Prime Minister - and the world will get its first openly gay head of government. And so another barrier to equality is broken down...