assignment-1

Global female representation

Author

Charlotte Kropf

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[1] "Region"

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[1] "Avg. women_rep score"

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[1] "Women representatives by region, 1990 - present"

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[1] "Source: V-Dem Institute"

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[1] "labels"

Levels

Women representation should be analyzed on all levels:

  • local

  • regional

  • national

  • and some would argue at the household level

Comparison

  • The Middle East has 5 less percentage of female representation than the rest of Asia.

  • The West and Latin America have the highest representation

    • How would the numbers look if the Western hemisphere was combined into a region and Europe was a separate one?

    • 149 women will serve in the US Senate and House of Representatives next year — another new record — but women still only make up just over a quarter of total representation.

From the Author:

I intern at a the International Organization for Migration, a UN agency with the purpose of assisting refugees and migrant who face war, humanitarian disasters, or climate change. Amy Pope became the first Woman Director General of IOM in 2023.