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“Women in politics: 2023” map

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 71% 47/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

The “Women in politics: 2023” map, created by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women, presents new data for women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2023. Data show that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide a

31
Countries with a woman Head of State/Government (1 Jan 2023)
26.5 %
Women in national parliaments (global) (1 Jan 2023)
22.8 %
Women Cabinet Ministers (global) (1 Jan 2023)
“Women in politics: 2023” map

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Promoter
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women
Power domain
Political Power
Methods / tools
Awareness-raising, Monitoring
Keywords
leadership and political participation, parliamentary development, political

Context

The 'Women in politics: 2023' map, produced by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women, compiles global data on women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2023.

Results

Women serve as Heads of State and/or Government in only 31 countries, make up 26.5% of Members of Parliament globally, and hold less than one in four Cabinet Minister posts (22.8%); women disproportionately lead human-rights, gender-equality and social-protection portfolios, while men dominate defence and economy.

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