Gender Inequality

For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world

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While there are increasingly more women in decision-making roles, progress remains slow, warns IPU. Image: REUTERS

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Jacinda Ardern, then Prime Minister of New Zealand, addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly
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A bar chart showing countries with most women in national parliaments in 2023. Image: United Nations.

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Afghan parliament members attend a meeting on women in decision-making roles. Image: UN Women/ Nangyalai Tanai
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