Women in power in 2023: New data shows progress but wide regional gaps

  • UN Women

Summary

More women than ever hold political decision-making posts worldwide, but gender parity is still far off, according to the 2023 edition of the IPU-UN Women Map of Women in Politics.

The map presents the latest rankings and regional distribution of women in executive positions and national parliaments as of 1 January 2023. The data shows that the number of women in political leadership roles, both in government and in parliament, has increased overall but some regions lag far behind.

Citation

UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women). “Women in power in 2023: New data shows progress but wide regional gaps.” Geneva: UN Women Press Releases, 2023. https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2023/03/women-in-power-in-2023-new-data-shows-progress-but-wide-regional-gaps

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