Tag: women in politics

united-nations: Worldwide, only Bolivia and Rwanda have as many women as men in their parliament. The 2017 “Women in Politics” map, created by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women, depicts global rankings for women in the executive and parliamentary branches of government as of 1 January 2017. The map shows slow progress towards gender equality in these areas at regional and national levels. Download the map to see how women in your country are represented: http://unwo.men/gF3d30br9gl

united-nations: In honour of International Women’s Day (8 March), take a look at this new map on women’s political participation created by UN Women and Inter-Parliamentary Union.