women participation

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has urged women to participate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections by turning up in large numbers on Election Day.

The polls are slated for September.

• U.S. Congress is made up of 18.1% women.
• Of the mayors of America’s 100 biggest cities, 12 are women.
• 5 of the country’s governors are women.
• 4.2% of Fortune 500 company CEOs are women.

Film: Burundi has one of the highest allocations of seats in parliament for women, numbering 36% of all MPs. There is also a 30% quota policy for women's political participation at lower levels of the administration. 

Michelle Bachelet United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women : “The century of inclusion and women’s full participation”. Dublin, Ireland. 21 February, 2013.