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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWomen in political office. See how USA ranks...
1 Rwanda 56.3%
2 Andorra 50%
3 Cuba 48.9%
4 Sweden 47%
5 Iceland 44%
6 Senegal 42.7%
7 Finland 42.5%
8 South Africa 42.3%
9 Seychelles 39.7%
10 Spain 39.5%
28% in UK
20% USA
There are countries with lower percentages and some with no women in government.
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Women in political office. See how USA ranks... (Original Post)
Equinox Moon
Mar 2017
OP
Absolutely! The lack of value placed upon women, the anti-intellectualism that
Maru Kitteh
Mar 2017
#6
procon
(15,805 posts)1. Why? Is it due to cultural differences, economics, apathy, ignorance or what? nt
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)2. Could you post a link with that please? :-)
Thanks!
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)3. Links to stats:
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)4. Thanks! I wanted to use it for International Women's Day :-)
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)5. You are welcome!
We have a very poor percentage rate of women in government in the USA. This must change!
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)6. Absolutely! The lack of value placed upon women, the anti-intellectualism that
continues to erode, insidiously, how we speak, think about and define women in private and public life MUST change!
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)8. We have a lot of work to do to change this.
20% female political leadership is an absolute outrage! It tells the story of how we view women in this country.
There were many women candidates this last GE that lost. No more!
LeftInTX
(25,493 posts)7. I'm surprised that Afghanistan has 10%