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Women in National Governments Around the Globe: Fact Sheet
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Author Information:
Name: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Email: None
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Abstract:
Women and girls make up half of the world’s population; however, in most countries, women are underrepresented in the political process at the national level. As this report shows, women currently hold 26.1% of legislative seats around the world, an increase from 14.2% of legislative seats in 2002. As of March 1, 2022, women held 50% or more of the legislative seats in four countries: Rwanda, Cuba, Nicaragua, and the United Arab Emirates. At the executive level, 29 countries plus the special administrative region Hong Kong currently have an elected female head of state or government. Since 1960, more than 140 women have been elected or appointed as head of the national government in at least 70 countries. This report provides an overview of women’s roles in national governments and looks at suffrage, representation at the legislative and executive levels, gender quotas, and violence against women in elections.
Keywords:
women in politics, legislative representation, executive representation, gender quotas, women leaders
Dates:
None - March 3, 2022
Source Specificity:
Public Policy Document
Website:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/
Power Domains:
Political
Methods Tools:
Monitoring, Benchmarking
Country:
City:
None
Implementation Scale:
international
Language:
English
Other Links:
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R45483.pdf
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