infogram_0_da5dead0-809c-4ac4-b1d0-e2b17bfd41e92023 Int'l Snapshot - 2003 v 2023https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?1hjtext/javascript   These two charts show that although women have made gains in terms of political representation, progress has been slow and incremental. Without systems-level and candidate-level changes...

infogram_0_54035514-2478-4afa-93a6-bd741c177ec12023 Int'l Snapshot - World Maphttps://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?nICtext/javascript This map shows the different voting systems used across the world. Proportional (PR) systems represent subgroups according to a party or candidate's vote share. Semi-Proportional (Semi-PR) systems combine elements of proportional...

  Women’s political representation is vital to sustaining good governance worldwide. But while women comprise over half of the world’s population, men still hold the majority of seats in almost every legislature. Research has shown that diversity in...

In 2022, we released an interactive dashboard to present the latest data on women's representation in ranked choice cities. In addition to providing summary data on where ranked choice voting (RCV) is used and...

The following memo presents an update to our 2020 analysis of voting systems in the U.S. and their impact on women’s representation.  Overall, we have found that women continue to fare better in jurisdictions that...

Women consist of over half the world's population, but continue to be vastly underrepresented in political office worldwide. Existing research shows that diversity among political officeholders allows for more effective lawmaking; women's political representation...