The Under Representation of Women in a Male Dominated Political Culture
Source: IDN-InDepthNews
UNITED NATIONS 25 September 2024 (IDN) — The first eight months of 2024—described as a “super election year”—have seen limited progress in women’s representation in parliaments worldwide.
A mid-year provisional analysis by the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), released September 25, points out that with roughly half the world’s population going to the polls in 2024, the year started with high hopes that women’s representation would increase in the lead-up to the 30th anniversary next year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a global policy framework for achieving gender equality adopted by 189 countries.
But with parliamentary renewals in 37 chambers across 30 countries by the end of August, the global share of women MPs has inched up to 27%, a mere 0.1 percentage point increase since the start of the year.
At this rate, the annual progress is expected to be lower than in recent years, raising concerns about a potential stagnation or even reversal of the gains made.
Read here the full article published by IDN on 25 September 2024.
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UNITED NATIONS 25 September 2024 (IDN) — The first eight months of 2024—described as a “super election year”—have seen limited progress in women’s representation in parliaments worldwide.
A mid-year provisional analysis by the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), released September 25, points out that with roughly half the world’s population going to the polls in 2024, the year started with high hopes that women’s representation would increase in the lead-up to the 30th anniversary next year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a global policy framework for achieving gender equality adopted by 189 countries.
But with parliamentary renewals in 37 chambers across 30 countries by the end of August, the global share of women MPs has inched up to 27%, a mere 0.1 percentage point increase since the start of the year.
At this rate, the annual progress is expected to be lower than in recent years, raising concerns about a potential stagnation or even reversal of the gains made.
Read here the full article published by IDN on 25 September 2024.
Image credits: IDN
