Photo: Iceland's Prime Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir

The Women's Rights Association of Iceland reports that as of 31 December 2011 women make up more than fifty per cent of the Icelandic government for the first time:

Iceland is the sixth country where women are a majority government. Finland was the first in 2007 and since then, Norway, Spain, Cape Verde and Switzerland also ordered governments where women are in majority.

Following the reshuffle, Iceland has female ministers of Finance (Oddný G. Hardardottir), Environment (Svandís Svavarsdóttir), Industry (Catherine Júlíusdóttir) and Education, Culture and Nordic Co-operation (Catherine Jakobsdóttir). And, of course, the government is headed by Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir. That's five female ministers out of nine ministerial posts.

This further bolsters the claim that Iceland is the world's most woman-friendly country. For more on this, see:

Is Iceland the best country for women? - Kira Cochrane

Iceland: the world's most feminist country - Julie Bindel