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This report provides a snapshot of women’s political participation in national governments worldwide by compiling statistics and other information from a variety of sources, including the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Ass
This Congressional Research Service (CRS) fact sheet compiles statistics on women's political participation in national governments worldwide, drawing on the Inter-Parliamentary Union, International IDEA, the CIA World Factbook and news reports, and discusses barriers such as discriminatory laws, gender stereotypes, limited education access and disproportionate poverty.
As of 2023, women held 26.7% of legislative seats worldwide, up from 15.3% in 2003; seven countries (Cuba, Rwanda, Nicaragua, Mexico, Andorra, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates) had 50% or more women in their legislatures as of August 2023; and 32 countries had a female chief of state or head of government. The report notes that, at 2022's pace of growth, global parliamentary parity would not be reached for nearly 60 years.
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Croatia
The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent, and if at all, the transition path to modern …
Greece
This is a country report on gender equality in Greece, published in 2022 as part of the European Network of …
Greece
With funding from the “Fundamental Rights and Citizenship” programme of the European Commission, KMOP implemented a project in the domain …
The IPU-UN Women map, which presents global rankings for women in executive and government positions as of 1 January 2021, …
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