Gender Inequality

This is the effect female politicians have – and why we need more of them

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Minister of Education Li Andersson, Minister of Finance Katri Kulmuni and Minister of Interior Maria Ohisalo pose after the first government meeting in Helsinki, Finland December 10, 2019. Lehtikuva/Vesa Moilanen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. FINLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN FINLAND. women men female male girls boys teenagers teens development gender gap parity equality diversity progress change femmine masuline woman man sex biology roles dynamic balance bias androgynous development leadership intelligence emotional iq eq workplace work environment office career goals improvement progress progression professional promotion performance improving change politics democracy capitalism socialism fainress economics government govern administration system power voting votes elections electing faith trust electorate legislature house of commons house of lords congress senate house of representative prime minister government cabinet president executive legislative  democrats republicans labour conservatives left wing right win us Australia united states new Zealand Switzerland EU European union Norway Finland Sweden united kingdom uk

On average, women only make up 23% of national parliamentarians. Image: via REUTERS

Zohal Hessami
Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim
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Share of parents below 3 years. Image: DJI-Kinderbetreuugsreport 2018
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Share of parents between 3 and 6 years. Image: DJI-Kinderbetreuugsreport 2018
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Share of parents with children in primary education. Image: DJI-Kinderbetreuugsreport 2018
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