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March 3, 2014
Gender parity in parliament possible within 20 years, new trends show

A one point five percentage point (1.5) increase in 2013 of the global average of women members of parliament (MPs) marks a significant and encouraging trend that could lead to gender parity within 20 years if fully capitalized upon, says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

January 16, 2013
Press Statement of Michelle Bachelet UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women from Dakar, Senegal

Photo: Michelle Bachelet on her official trip to Senegal; photo credit: UN Women – Bruno Demeocq