The appointment of a woman into a position long-held by men is often believed to be a sign; a harbinger of good things to come for other women and in the fight for gender equality. But is it ever?

On Tuesday, Roberta Metsola became the new President of the European Parliament, the youngest person ever to hold the position and just the third woman since the Parliament was established in 1952.

The ink had hardly dried on the appointment, the first 24 hours barely passed before the Maltese center-right politician was already being “grilled” about her stance on abortion rights.

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