Men Continue to Dominate Politics
Source: IDN-InDepthNews
NEW YORK | 11 March 2025 (IDN) — New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women underscores the critical need for immediate action, as progress toward gender equality in political leadership at the start of 2025 has been unacceptably slow.
According to the 2025 edition of the IPU-UN Women Women in Politics map, men outnumber women by more than three times in executive and legislative positions. The map presents the latest rankings of women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2025.
While the proportion of women in parliament has increased fractionally by 0.3 percentage points to 27.2% compared to a year ago, it’s concerning that it has declined by 0.4 percentage points in government positions, indicating setbacks in achieving gender equality.
IPU President Tulia Ackson underscored the global disparity in women’s parliamentary representation, stating that it highlights a systemic failure to advance gender equality in politics in some parts of the world. She called for decisive action to shatter these barriers and ensure women’s voices are equally represented in politics worldwide, emphasizing that the health of our democracies depends on it.
Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General, stressed the need for men’s active participation in achieving gender equality in political leadership. He stated that our collective responsibility is to break down barriers and ensure that women’s voices are equally represented in leadership roles, fostering a more inclusive and robust democracy for all.
Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, stated: “Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, the promise of gender equality in political leadership remains unfulfilled. Progress is not just slow—it is backsliding. We cannot accept a world where half the population is systematically excluded from decision-making. We know the solutions: quotas, electoral reforms, and the political will to dismantle systemic barriers. The time for half-measures is over—it is time for governments to act now to ensure women have an equal seat at every table where power is exercised.”
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NEW YORK | 11 March 2025 (IDN) — New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women underscores the critical need for immediate action, as progress toward gender equality in political leadership at the start of 2025 has been unacceptably slow.
According to the 2025 edition of the IPU-UN Women Women in Politics map, men outnumber women by more than three times in executive and legislative positions. The map presents the latest rankings of women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2025.
While the proportion of women in parliament has increased fractionally by 0.3 percentage points to 27.2% compared to a year ago, it’s concerning that it has declined by 0.4 percentage points in government positions, indicating setbacks in achieving gender equality.
IPU President Tulia Ackson underscored the global disparity in women’s parliamentary representation, stating that it highlights a systemic failure to advance gender equality in politics in some parts of the world. She called for decisive action to shatter these barriers and ensure women’s voices are equally represented in politics worldwide, emphasizing that the health of our democracies depends on it.
Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General, stressed the need for men’s active participation in achieving gender equality in political leadership. He stated that our collective responsibility is to break down barriers and ensure that women’s voices are equally represented in leadership roles, fostering a more inclusive and robust democracy for all.
Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, stated: “Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, the promise of gender equality in political leadership remains unfulfilled. Progress is not just slow—it is backsliding. We cannot accept a world where half the population is systematically excluded from decision-making. We know the solutions: quotas, electoral reforms, and the political will to dismantle systemic barriers. The time for half-measures is over—it is time for governments to act now to ensure women have an equal seat at every table where power is exercised.”
Read here the full article published by IDN-InDepthNews on 11 March 2025.
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