United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

IN 1999, Scotland had 37 per cent female MSPs, which rose to 40 per cent in 2003 but there was drop to 33 per cent in 2007 and then a tiny rise to 35 per cent in 2011.

They transformed British society in little more than a generation – campaigning on everything from equal rights to abortion and apartheid.

Wales has benefited from the ground-breaking 50:50 ratio of men and women at the Assembly, improving women's representation in the political and economic life of the country. However, there is still "a long way to go" towards achieving full equality.

The number of women in the Scottish Parliament has dipped from 50 to 43 following last week’s election. The Lib Dems still have just 2 women, while the Greens have none, as their group was reduced from seven to two.

Senior women from politics, trade unions and education meet to highlight Train to Gain pilot designed to help women obtain Level 3 qualifications.
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Moves to help Muslim women exert more influence in their communities are to be announced in the latest bid to curb violent extremism.

Despite a dearth of female candidates in London in this Ontario election (20 of 22 in the four ridings are men), women run nearly half of London's major campaigns, doing the unglamorous work that can spell victory.