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Country Brief: Latin America

April 07, 2022

Gender quotas have uniquely defined Latin American politics since their conception. In 1991, Argentina became the first country in the world to adopt legislative gender quotas. Soon after, other countries in Latin America and...

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Country Brief: Arab States

December 13, 2021

Over half (55%) of Arab states ensure women's representation through gender quotas (mostly reserved seats). Our research indicates that women in countries with gender quotas are better represented by women than they are in...

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Country Brief: Post-Soviet States

October 27, 2021

The Soviet Union, also known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was established in 1922 with 15 republics, making it the largest country in the world- for reference, it was 2.5 times...

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Report: First-Generation Women in Politics

September 02, 2021

A thriving democracy is within our reach, but our rules and systems must change to acknowledge the unique barriers that women with intersecting identities experience in the United States. Our nation’s rich diversity will...

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Report: Disabled Women in Politics

August 11, 2021

A thriving democracy is within our reach, but our rules and systems must change to acknowledge the unique barriers that women with intersecting identities experience in the United States. Our nation’s rich diversity will...

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Peer-Reviewed Article: Election Reform & Women's Representation: Ranked Choice Voting in the U.S.

June 01, 2021

Released: June 2021 In 2021, we published an article in Politics and Governance on the history and impact of single- and multi-winner ranked choice voting on women’s representation in the U.S. In addition to...

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Report: 2020 Gender Parity Index

October 30, 2020

To quantify progress towards gender parity in elected and appointed office, RepresentWomen developed the Gender Parity Index (GPI). Each year, a Gender Parity Score and grade is calculated for each of the 50 states and...

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Report: In Ranked Choice Elections, Women WIN

July 01, 2020

Released: July 2020 Our 2020 ranked choice voting report, "In Ranked Choice Elections, Women WIN" provides a thorough review of ranked choice voting in the United States and how it is impacting women's representation in...

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Report: PACs and Donors: Agents of Change for Women's Representation

January 01, 2020

PACs should set funding targets for cis-women, transgender folk, and nonbinary candidates as well as increase those targets every election cycle until our elected bodies reflect the gender diversity of the population. With public pressure,...

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Report: Achieving Gender Parity - Systems Strategies Around the World

January 01, 2020

In many countries around the world, women are entering political office at higher rates than in the United States. As of January 2022, the U.S. was tied with Egypt and the Philippines in 72nd place for the...

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