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- Author, Luis Barrucho
- Role, BBC World Service
Women made great political progress OVA last century, gaining voting rights and winning parliamentary seats for almost all Konsrris.
However, DEM remains under-represented, especially for the best offices.
Here, four facts revealing women for politics.
1. Women get the right to vote almost before
Until the 13th century, few women had the right to vote, but at the end of the Divi century, the evidence of change, and few women are not on the right of voting.
Some Kontris continue to try to catch up with Dis Century, with the last to do so, Saudi Arabia, grants women voting rights during local elections for 2015. (Di Kontri No Dey Hold National Elections).
According to Di one, E means that the women of Evri Kontri have the legal right to vote.
However, Afghanistan, under the domination of the Taliban, Don recently stripped the women’s politicians.
“Afghan women have the right to vote more a century ago, but today, under the domination of the Taliban, the Dey demon removes dem of public life”, the One Women Tok, the agency di a dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
“No Afghan woman has an important political position at the national or provincial level.”
Until the mid-19th century, the universal right to vote dey rare for men too, but as Dem wins the voting rights for certain konsins, DEM excludes women. New Zealand NA Di Premier Kontri to grant women the full voting rights for 1893. (Even if Na British Colony, Bin Don already governed ITSEF).
At the start of the Second World War, men obtained voting rights for a third of Kontris, while women obtained only a sixth, according to Bastian Herre, Lead for Di UK NGO project, Global changes data lab.
“Di Gap closed in Afta World Work II decades, Wen di Voting Rights Discrimination against women ends for many Konsrris, and women and men have the right to vote for many ODAs”, Herre Tok.
For many African Kontris, Dem introduces voting rights for the independence of women. For some Oda Kontris, restrictions remain over surprisingly for a long time: Dem denied many black women (and men) in ten years until 1965, it was not until 1971 that Bifor Dem authorized women to vote in the federal elections for Switzerland. DEM allow black women for South Africa to vote for 1993.
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But you get the voting rights for paper and the ability to use DIA rights different boxes.
“For some konsris or regions, women have the legal right to vote, but societal standards, harassment and violence for DI surveys, or pressure from the husbands of dia, Dey prevents Dem from doing so,” said the world’s world’s review of the independent NGO.
Dem underline that Egypt is becoming common sense “a rule for us for voters to show Sunday. But it is less like making women are valid for men, and if Dem.
2. Women only form the majority in Parliament for three konsages
Until the beginning of the 20th century, DEM completely excluded women from national parliaments, according to the varieties of varieties of democracy (V-Dem), based in Di-Suèn (V-Dem).
Finland na di first kontri in the world to elect parliamentary women, for 1907.
Around the world, women’s participation for politics moves slowly, but the rate of progress increases for the end of the 20th and early 21st century.
For 2008, the Parliament of Rwanda has become the first in the world of DI to obtain the women’s majority.
Today, only three of the 193 UN Member States – Rwanda, Cuba and Nicaragua – get parliaments with women more from 50% of seats, according to Di Women Power Index, managed by Di Women and Foreign Policy Program at Di Us Think Tank, Di Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
According to Didi Index, Anoda Three Kontris – Mexico, Andorra, and the Water – Don realize 50/50 Split for the diameter legislatures.
“Dis Top Six Kontris, five get a little implementation of legal quota to promote a higher participation of women in single houses of dia”, no tok of the female power index of DI CFR of DI CFR. Na only Cuba does not get out of it.
According to James, the success of Rwanda in the realization of the gender parity Dey rooted in the consequences of the genocide of Di 1994, Wen women become the majority of the DI and Dem population include DEM in the efforts of Di to rebuild Di Kontri. Good access to education for girls na contribution factor, James Tok.
While the parliament of water must be by law of 50% of women, half of the demo per election and half of NA per nomination – and only about half of the citizens Di Kontri Dey are entitled to vote in the last elections.
UN women say women are looking for the elections faced with challenges for many Konsri.
“Nuisable standards and violence based on the genre Dey are hindering the political rights of women, and stereotypes for the media perpetuate di Idea say women less legitimate and capable of Dan Men leaders”, E Tok.
Political parties to avoid selecting women as candidates, Di Agency Tok. Dem also said that Dey women are lacking in access to “financial networks and political patronage”, Wey Fit excluded from the policy of politics, Dem Tok, in particular for the development of Kontris.
Currently, eight Kontri do not understand women at all in the national Dia legislature: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Papua Nouvelle-Guinée, Vanuatu, Yemen and Tuvalu.
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3. Less than Dan 15% of nations around the world say a woman as Dia leader
On December 1, 2024, only 26 of the 193 Kontris obtained a female head of state or goment, Wey Dey less in 15% of world nations, according to Di Women’s Power Index.
And NA only 15 Konsri women represent half or more positions in Gent.
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4. Since 1946, 80 Konsris Don Get Woman in charge
Since 1946, 80 Konsri – About 40% – Bin has obtained a head of state or Goment, according to Di Women’s Power Index.
All the DEM Na Monarchs Wey inherit power until Sri Lanko Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first woman in the world democratically elected Prime Minister for 1960.
“Since Den, many more Kontris have obtained a woman as general manager, Na Democracy Dey Drive Disnder,” said Herre Tok.
However, women remain more than men than men for the best offices. “At any time, almost all the leaders of political leaders are men,” Herre Tok.
Why the representation of mata women
Studies show that more women for a political bureau are making positive changes. A boulder study of the University of Colorado 2021 shows that WEN women become more influential for national legislatures, Kontris will invest more in education and health care.
Likewise, a study by the University of Cambridge 2020 refers the number of women in the number of women in the legislatures of sub -Saharan Africa to increase health spending and the decline in infant and infant mortality. And for 2019, researchers at Curtin University in Australia suggest that parliaments have more than women obtain stronger climatic policies.
However, James de Di Cfr Women Power Index warns say that the election of women does not guarantee the results. She claims to say that women do not be a homogeneous group – no, do not go champion gender equality, peace or cooperation.