Statistics:Political Participation

Although most women around the world have the right to vote, there is still a big disparity between the number of women and men who are actively involved in politics. For example, out of 193 heads of government, only 23 are women. What is more, women are outnumbered by men in all the world’s parliaments.

The Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Centre features following indicators on Women's Political Empowerment (click on the red “i” to get more information on the variables):