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Snapshot: Women's Representation in OECD Countries

January 18, 2023

This snapshot displays women's political representation in the 38 OECD countries. The columns show which voting system is used, the subcategory of that voting system, and if gender quotas are used.  infogram_0_fc160681-d95a-4385-ab63-ac355e9a683a2022 OECD -...

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Report: Why Women Won in 2021

September 12, 2022

Released: September 2022 In 2022, we released a report on the outcome of the 2021 elections in New York City. RepresentWomen partnered with The New Majority NYC (formerly 21 in '21) to study 1)...

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Map: Multi-Member Districts and Ranked Choice Voting in the States

April 01, 2022

infogram_0_724e9818-19c2-4e98-adf9-4dcffc464cea2022 State-Level MMDs and RCV Maphttps://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?otHtext/javascript   This map shows whether states have single-member plurality districts, two-member districts, or 3+ member districts (multi-member). The map also shows the two states that use ranked choice...

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Slidedeck: Fair Representation Act

December 02, 2021

This slideshow provides an overview of how the Fair Representation Act would help improve representation for women. Last updated in 2021. Download  https://representwomen.app.box.com/embed/s/725eky8bweun00kcvkffkww5ihh9hz8g?sortColumn=date&view=list5004000

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Dashboard: 2021 Fair Representation Act Projections

September 21, 2021

infogram_0_bd82aeca-ccaa-4215-bddf-3b9d972a8d382021 FRA - 9.21 FRA Maps - Stackedhttps://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?Mwstext/javascript   This map has two tabs: women's representation in the 117th Congress, and potential women's representation in Congress if the Fair Representation Act was passed. The...

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Factsheet: Women's Representation Under the Fair Representation Act

September 01, 2021

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Slidedeck: Systems-Based Strategies from Around the World

July 01, 2021

Our research shows that while there are record numbers of women running for and serving in government, there is much to be done to ensure more women can run, win, serve, and lead in...

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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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Report: International Women's Representation

July 24, 2019

Progress toward gender parity in elected office in the United States has been slow, especially in comparison to other nations. Most countries that rank above the United States for women's political representation have adopted...

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Report: Why Rules and Systems Matter Lessons from Around the World

December 21, 2018

Women won a record number of races in the November 2018 midterm elections and now hold 102 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which tracks women's representation in...

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