Women make up less than a quarter of the world's politicians - but these countries are bucking the trend

Dec 1, 2017

A woman walks past a Rwanda flag at a polling station on the eve of a referendum as Rwandans will vote to amend its Constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in capital Kigali, December 17, 2015, REUTERS/James Akena - GF10000269406

Rwanda, Sweden and Canada have the most women in parliament. And now they're smashing other goals too. Image: REUTERS/James Akena

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