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October 27, 2023
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RepresentWomen recently released our Golden Year Analysis, which identified the factors influencing global progress toward gender parity in politics in 2021 and 2022. Of 85 countries that held elections in these years, 43 achieved a “golden year” by electing a record-high number of women to their national legislatures. While this is certainly cause for celebration, gender-balanced governance remains far from reach for many countries, including the United States. Of the 23 countries that achieved a golden year in 2021, seven are either at or nearing gender balance: Nicaragua (51%), Mexico (50%), Norway (45%), Argentina (45%), Ethiopia (42%), the Republic of Moldova (41%), and Peru (40%).
While the United States is making slow progress toward political parity, other countries are making more significant gains over time. A number of nations broke records for women’s representation, making 2021 their golden year. These countries include Cabo Verde (39%), Albania (36%), Chile (26%), Armenia (36%), South Sudan (32%), Chad (31%), Canada (31%), Vietnam (30%), Iraq (29%), Liechtenstein (28%), Kazakhstan (27%), Honduras (27%), the Czech Republic (26%). Morocco (24%), the Russian Federation (16%), and Côte d'Ivoire (14%).
The Golden Year Analysis emphasizes the role that systems-level factors, such as voting systems and election rules, play in improving women’s representation in government. By analyzing global trends in women’s representation, this report sheds light on the most promising pathways to progress. Our research, as well as the research of others, show there are three crucial factors...
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