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  2. Women in the Arab world - Wikipedia

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    Arab women are under-represented in parliaments in Arab states, although they are gaining more equal representation as Arab states liberalise their political systems. In 2005, the International Parliamentary Union said that 6.5 per cent of MPs in the Arabic-speaking world were women, up from 3.5 per cent in 2000.

  3. Women in the Islamic Consultative Assembly - Wikipedia

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    The women's fraction in the 11th term of the parliament was formed under the chairmanship of Fatemeh Ghasempour, [17] a representative of Tehran. Fatemeh Rahmani [18] from Mashhad and Kalat constituencies was elected as the first vice chairman and Fatemeh Maghsoudi [19] from Borujerd constituency was elected as the first secretary.

  4. List of female speakers of national and territorial ...

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    Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni , one + camera , chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.

  5. List of legislatures by female members - Wikipedia

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    Women in national legislatures (as of 1 September 2022) Country Lower House Upper House Last Election Seats Women % W Last Election Seats* Women % W Rwanda: 2018: 80 49 61.3 2019 26 9 34.6 Cuba: 2018: 586 313 53.4

  6. Women in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    This was the highest number of women in the Lebanese parliament at the time and despite the accomplishment, Lebanon was ranked 125th out of 138 nations concerning women's representation in parliament by the Inter-Parliamentary Union due to women making up only 4.7% of its cabinet. [40]

  7. Women Are Still Underrepresented in Parliaments Around ... - AOL

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    As Mexico's national congress assembled this past weekend, women occupied 47.8 percent of the seats in the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, and 49.2 percent of the seats in the Senate. The ...

  8. Women in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Emirati Women's Day, August 28, is a national United Arab Emirates day dedicated to gender equality and women empowerment. It was celebrated for the first time in 2015 upon the initiative of Fatima Bint Mubarak and it marks the anniversary of the creation of the UAE's General Women's Union.

  9. Muslim women political leaders - Wikipedia

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    In the 1935 national elections, 18 women (4.6%) were elected to parliament. [72]: 682 There was, however, a decline in the participation of women after the multi-party regime. Until 1984, the percentage of women in parliament was between .61 and 1.76.