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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts) Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:17 AM Mar 2017

Women in political office. See how USA ranks...

1 Rwanda 56.3%
2 Andorra 50%
3 Cuba 48.9%
4 Sweden 47%
5 Iceland 44%
6 Senegal 42.7%
7 Finland 42.5%
8 South Africa 42.3%
9 Seychelles 39.7%
10 Spain 39.5%

28% in UK

20% USA

There are countries with lower percentages and some with no women in government.

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Women in political office. See how USA ranks... (Original Post) Equinox Moon Mar 2017 OP

Why? Is it due to cultural differences, economics, apathy, ignorance or what? nt procon Mar 2017 #1

Could you post a link with that please? :-) Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #2

Links to stats: Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #3

Thanks! I wanted to use it for International Women's Day :-) Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #4

You are welcome! Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #5

Absolutely! The lack of value placed upon women, the anti-intellectualism that Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #6

We have a lot of work to do to change this. Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #8

I'm surprised that Afghanistan has 10% LeftInTX Mar 2017 #7

procon

(15,805 posts)

1. Why? Is it due to cultural differences, economics, apathy, ignorance or what? nt

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 12:59 AM

Mar 2017

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)

2. Could you post a link with that please? :-)

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 01:52 AM

Mar 2017

Thanks!

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

3. Links to stats:

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 09:39 AM

Mar 2017

CAWP
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/current-numbers

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_government

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)

4. Thanks! I wanted to use it for International Women's Day :-)

Reply to Equinox Moon (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 03:14 PM

Mar 2017

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

5. You are welcome!

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 06:56 PM

Mar 2017

We have a very poor percentage rate of women in government in the USA. This must change!

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)

6. Absolutely! The lack of value placed upon women, the anti-intellectualism that

Reply to Equinox Moon (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:26 AM

Mar 2017

continues to erode, insidiously, how we speak, think about and define women in private and public life MUST change!

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

8. We have a lot of work to do to change this.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:26 AM

Mar 2017

20% female political leadership is an absolute outrage! It tells the story of how we view women in this country.

There were many women candidates this last GE that lost. No more!

LeftInTX

(25,412 posts)

7. I'm surprised that Afghanistan has 10%

Reply to Equinox Moon (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:41 AM

Mar 2017

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