Latest items for LBHO-DATA-1
March 20, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"For example, in the current election, the Awami League party is fielding 20 women candidates. Of them, 17 are members of the current 11th parliament. Of the remaining three, one was a member of 10th parliament, and one got the party's nomination in ninth parliament" (para 7). "Similarly, three out of nine female candidates from the Jatiya Party were MPs from seats reserved for women. Sharifa Quader, the Jatiya Party's candidate for Dhaka-18, won a reserved seat for women in the previous election and is the wife of Jatiya Party chairman G.M. Quader" (para 8-9).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"For example, in the current election, the Awami League party is fielding 20 women candidates. Of them, 17 are members of the current 11th parliament. Of the remaining three, one was a member of 10th parliament, and one got the party's nomination in ninth parliament" (para 7). "Similarly, three out of nine female candidates from the Jatiya Party were MPs from seats reserved for women. Sharifa Quader, the Jatiya Party's candidate for Dhaka-18, won a reserved seat for women in the previous election and is the wife of Jatiya Party chairman G.M. Quader" (para 8-9).
March 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Germans elected fewer women to the parliament as a whole this time, making up 32.4% of the new class of MPs – down from 35%. The Greens will have the most female representation in their parliamentary group with 61%. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland has the least, about 12%, although it chose a woman, Alice Weidel, as its candidate for chancellor. The CDU and CSU are in the middle at about 23% and 25% respectively" (para 9-11).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Germans elected fewer women to the parliament as a whole this time, making up 32.4% of the new class of MPs – down from 35%. The Greens will have the most female representation in their parliamentary group with 61%. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland has the least, about 12%, although it chose a woman, Alice Weidel, as its candidate for chancellor. The CDU and CSU are in the middle at about 23% and 25% respectively" (para 9-11).
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Women only represent 4.7 per cent of parliamentarians and are still underrepresented in ministries and municipal councils, as well as in leadership positions within political parties and at the decision making level in the civil service" (9).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Women only represent 4.7 per cent of parliamentarians and are still underrepresented in ministries and municipal councils, as well as in leadership positions within political parties and at the decision making level in the civil service" (9).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"During the 2010-2015 parliamentary term, 17 per cent of National Assembly seats were won by women (28 women for a total of 165 seats). Between 2015 and 2020, the figure rose to 20 per cent (34 women for a total of 167 seats). The proportion of women elected to the National Assembly in 2020 rose to 31 per cent" (16). "In elections to the Legislative Councils, women won 35 per cent of the seats and 46 per cent in the elections to the Municipal Councils" (16).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"During the 2010-2015 parliamentary term, 17 per cent of National Assembly seats were won by women (28 women for a total of 165 seats). Between 2015 and 2020, the figure rose to 20 per cent (34 women for a total of 167 seats). The proportion of women elected to the National Assembly in 2020 rose to 31 per cent" (16). "In elections to the Legislative Councils, women won 35 per cent of the seats and 46 per cent in the elections to the Municipal Councils" (16).
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"None of us San women are in the Parliament of Namibia!" (7).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"None of us San women are in the Parliament of Namibia!" (7).
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"[W]omen represent only 26.54 percent of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress" (Page 9). "The Committee notes with concern women’s low representation in political life in Hong Kong, China, where women account for only 18 per cent of the members of the Legislative Council, the Executive Council and the Office of the Chief Executive" (Page 20).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"[W]omen represent only 26.54 percent of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress" (Page 9). "The Committee notes with concern women’s low representation in political life in Hong Kong, China, where women account for only 18 per cent of the members of the Legislative Council, the Executive Council and the Office of the Chief Executive" (Page 20).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Currently, there are 48 women out of 166 members of Parliament, i.e. 28.9% of women against the 25% stipulated by the quota law" (10).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Currently, there are 48 women out of 166 members of Parliament, i.e. 28.9% of women against the 25% stipulated by the quota law" (10).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"French women were given the right to vote in 1944, and one year later 33 women were elected to the National Assembly’s then-522 seats" (para 9).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"French women were given the right to vote in 1944, and one year later 33 women were elected to the National Assembly’s then-522 seats" (para 9).
Feb. 21, 2025, 5:02 p.m.
Countries: Mongolia
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"There were gains for women [in parliament in the 2024 elections] in the UK, Mongolia, Jordan and the Dominican Republic" (para 5). "Mongolia jumped from 10% to 25% female representation this year, after introducing a mandatory 30% candidate quota for women" (para 10).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"There were gains for women [in parliament in the 2024 elections] in the UK, Mongolia, Jordan and the Dominican Republic" (para 5). "Mongolia jumped from 10% to 25% female representation this year, after introducing a mandatory 30% candidate quota for women" (para 10).
Feb. 21, 2025, 5:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In South Korea - despite a small increase in the share of women elected - a feeling among many young men of reverse discrimination played out in this year's election" (para 32).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In South Korea - despite a small increase in the share of women elected - a feeling among many young men of reverse discrimination played out in this year's election" (para 32).
Feb. 21, 2025, 5:02 p.m.
Countries: India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, United States
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Twenty-seven new parliaments now have fewer women than they did before the elections - countries such as the US, Portugal, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and South Africa" (para 2).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Twenty-seven new parliaments now have fewer women than they did before the elections - countries such as the US, Portugal, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and South Africa" (para 2).
Feb. 21, 2025, 5:02 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic, Jordan, United Kingdom
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"There were gains for women [in parliament in the 2024 elections] in the UK, Mongolia, Jordan and the Dominican Republic" (para 5).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"There were gains for women [in parliament in the 2024 elections] in the UK, Mongolia, Jordan and the Dominican Republic" (para 5).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Regulatory Act No. 27-11 of 2011 concerning the House of Representatives created a national electoral constituency of 90 seats, 60 for women and 30 for young people. That increased the representation of women from 10 per cent (34 representatives) in 2007 to 17 per cent (67 deputies) in 2011" (16). "During the 2016 legislative elections, in accordance with Regulatory Act 20-16, nominations were opened up by adding a second section to nomination lists for the national electoral district. It included 30 seats set aside exclusively for young people, including young women, which helped to achieve an encouraging level of female representation of around 21 per cent (81 deputies)" (16). "Regulatory...more
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Regulatory Act No. 27-11 of 2011 concerning the House of Representatives created a national electoral constituency of 90 seats, 60 for women and 30 for young people. That increased the representation of women from 10 per cent (34 representatives) in 2007 to 17 per cent (67 deputies) in 2011" (16). "During the 2016 legislative elections, in accordance with Regulatory Act 20-16, nominations were opened up by adding a second section to nomination lists for the national electoral district. It included 30 seats set aside exclusively for young people, including young women, which helped to achieve an encouraging level of female representation of around 21 per cent (81 deputies)" (16). "Regulatory...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The number of women in Parliament doubled. Still, the country has far to go — women still make up just 10 percent of lawmakers. There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The number of women in Parliament doubled. Still, the country has far to go — women still make up just 10 percent of lawmakers. There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"[E]qual representation was achieved in 2018 in the Legislative Assembly, with women and men accounting for 45.6 per cent and 54.4 per cent of assembly members, respectively, thanks to the implementation of a regulation requiring political parties to ensure vertical and horizontal parity when selecting candidates (Supreme Electoral Tribunal resolution No. 3603-E8–2016); however, equal participation has not been achieved in all the legislative committees (see annex 7)" (10). "In addition, for the third time in Costa Rican history, a woman was elected President of the Legislative Assembly, after 18 years of that position being occupied only by men" (10).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"[E]qual representation was achieved in 2018 in the Legislative Assembly, with women and men accounting for 45.6 per cent and 54.4 per cent of assembly members, respectively, thanks to the implementation of a regulation requiring political parties to ensure vertical and horizontal parity when selecting candidates (Supreme Electoral Tribunal resolution No. 3603-E8–2016); however, equal participation has not been achieved in all the legislative committees (see annex 7)" (10). "In addition, for the third time in Costa Rican history, a woman was elected President of the Legislative Assembly, after 18 years of that position being occupied only by men" (10).
Jan. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"A Kenyan politician has become the subject of a vicious online hate campaign after she protested against period poverty by sitting through a senate meeting in clothing stained with fake menstrual blood. Senator Gloria Orwoba was asked to leave halfway through the session after her fellow parliamentarians requested the speaker eject her for supposedly violating the house’s 'dress code'" (para 1-2).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"A Kenyan politician has become the subject of a vicious online hate campaign after she protested against period poverty by sitting through a senate meeting in clothing stained with fake menstrual blood. Senator Gloria Orwoba was asked to leave halfway through the session after her fellow parliamentarians requested the speaker eject her for supposedly violating the house’s 'dress code'" (para 1-2).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"[A]s a result of the 2017 elections, of the 128 seats in the National Congress with their respective alternates, 79 women were elected deputies (28 principals and 51 alternates), of whom 9 are women belonging to indigenous or Afro-Honduran peoples" (20).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"[A]s a result of the 2017 elections, of the 128 seats in the National Congress with their respective alternates, 79 women were elected deputies (28 principals and 51 alternates), of whom 9 are women belonging to indigenous or Afro-Honduran peoples" (20).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
Table 3, titled "Representation of women in the parliament of Kyrgyzstan," shows that the percentage of female representatives in parliament grew after gender quotas were implemented in elections. In the 1995, 2000, and 2005 elections without gender quotas, women made up 4.7%, 6.8%, and 0% of parliament respectively. Later elections with gender quotas resulted in more women in parliament, with the highest being 25.5% in 2007. The percentage of women dropped slightly and then remained relatively stable. In 2018, the most recent election listed, 15.8% of parliament, or 19 of the 120 representatives, were female (6-7). "As at 31 December 2018, out of a total of 120 parliamentarians, the number...more
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
Table 3, titled "Representation of women in the parliament of Kyrgyzstan," shows that the percentage of female representatives in parliament grew after gender quotas were implemented in elections. In the 1995, 2000, and 2005 elections without gender quotas, women made up 4.7%, 6.8%, and 0% of parliament respectively. Later elections with gender quotas resulted in more women in parliament, with the highest being 25.5% in 2007. The percentage of women dropped slightly and then remained relatively stable. In 2018, the most recent election listed, 15.8% of parliament, or 19 of the 120 representatives, were female (6-7). "As at 31 December 2018, out of a total of 120 parliamentarians, the number...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Following the 2020 parliamentary elections, women’s representation in the Majlis-i Namoyandagon Majlis-i Oli (lower house of parliament) increased from 19.0 per cent to 23.8 per cent and in the Majlis-i Milli (upper house of parliament) from 18.7 per cent to 25.8 per cent" (p. 20). "In the single nationwide constituency, 73 candidates were nominated through party lists, including 25 women, or 34.2 per cent, and in 41 single-mandate constituencies for the election of deputies to the Majlis-i Namoyandagon Majlis-i Oli, 204 candidates were nominated, of whom 28, or 13.7 per cent, were women. A total of 277 candidates for the Majlis-i Namoyandagon Majlis-i Oli were nominated, of whom 53, or...more
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Following the 2020 parliamentary elections, women’s representation in the Majlis-i Namoyandagon Majlis-i Oli (lower house of parliament) increased from 19.0 per cent to 23.8 per cent and in the Majlis-i Milli (upper house of parliament) from 18.7 per cent to 25.8 per cent" (p. 20). "In the single nationwide constituency, 73 candidates were nominated through party lists, including 25 women, or 34.2 per cent, and in 41 single-mandate constituencies for the election of deputies to the Majlis-i Namoyandagon Majlis-i Oli, 204 candidates were nominated, of whom 28, or 13.7 per cent, were women. A total of 277 candidates for the Majlis-i Namoyandagon Majlis-i Oli were nominated, of whom 53, or...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:36 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Sen. Olga Sánchez Cordero, a former Supreme Court justice, applauded the ruling, saying on X that it represented an advance toward 'a more just society in which the rights of all are respected'" (para 7).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Sen. Olga Sánchez Cordero, a former Supreme Court justice, applauded the ruling, saying on X that it represented an advance toward 'a more just society in which the rights of all are respected'" (para 7).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:22 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Ballón Gutiérrez ran a pilot project in 2022 in a healing house in Huayllacocha, founded in 2003 by Hilaria Supa Huamán, Peru’s first Indigenous congresswoman, to give victims of forced sterilisation a safe space to gather" (para 12).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Ballón Gutiérrez ran a pilot project in 2022 in a healing house in Huayllacocha, founded in 2003 by Hilaria Supa Huamán, Peru’s first Indigenous congresswoman, to give victims of forced sterilisation a safe space to gather" (para 12).
Dec. 12, 2024, 6:06 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero. As a candidate for a party in opposition, she was facing an incumbent from the party that has ruled Japan for all but four years since 1955. His grandfather, father and brother had all held seats in the prefecture before him. Ms. Okada, 44, was a political novice and a virtual stranger to locals in Hirosaki, the city in Aomori Prefecture on the northern...more
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero. As a candidate for a party in opposition, she was facing an incumbent from the party that has ruled Japan for all but four years since 1955. His grandfather, father and brother had all held seats in the prefecture before him. Ms. Okada, 44, was a political novice and a virtual stranger to locals in Hirosaki, the city in Aomori Prefecture on the northern...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"However, Nigeria has a persistently low representation of women in politics and decision-making roles. In the 2023 general elections, of 15,307 candidates, 1,550 were women. Women had 15 out 423 seats in the country’s legislative chambers, and only one woman emerged as a presidential candidate" (para 23).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"However, Nigeria has a persistently low representation of women in politics and decision-making roles. In the 2023 general elections, of 15,307 candidates, 1,550 were women. Women had 15 out 423 seats in the country’s legislative chambers, and only one woman emerged as a presidential candidate" (para 23).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:34 a.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Her government was the most diverse in New Zealand’s history — more than half of the lawmakers in office are women" (para 13).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Her government was the most diverse in New Zealand’s history — more than half of the lawmakers in office are women" (para 13).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-2
"After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-2
"After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in [had been in] the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It [this time] is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in [had been in] the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It [this time] is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...[a]dopt and apply temporary special measures to promote the substantive equality of women and men in all areas in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, such as participation in political and public life" (6).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...[a]dopt and apply temporary special measures to promote the substantive equality of women and men in all areas in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, such as participation in political and public life" (6).
Nov. 7, 2024, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The country's nearly 700 million women are still stuck on the sidelines of political decision-making, making up about one in 10 national and regional lawmakers" (para 5). "[There are] only 42 women currently among its [Bharatiya Janata Party] 303 MPs in the lower house (para 13). "Janaki Prakash, a voter in New Delhi, said very few women were given tickets in elections at local or federal level" (para 31).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The country's nearly 700 million women are still stuck on the sidelines of political decision-making, making up about one in 10 national and regional lawmakers" (para 5). "[There are] only 42 women currently among its [Bharatiya Janata Party] 303 MPs in the lower house (para 13). "Janaki Prakash, a voter in New Delhi, said very few women were given tickets in elections at local or federal level" (para 31).
Oct. 22, 2024, 11:04 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In India, the world’s largest democracy, women make up half of the 950 million registered voters but represent roughly 15% of the lawmakers in parliament, according to CNN" (para 8).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In India, the world’s largest democracy, women make up half of the 950 million registered voters but represent roughly 15% of the lawmakers in parliament, according to CNN" (para 8).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-2
"After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-2
"After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).