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The 2017/2018 WPS Report was the inaugural report that debuted the index. It ranked 153 countries, covering more than 98% of the world's population. The top 12 countries all scored at or above 0.845, with top three scorers in order being Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. The bottom dozen countries scored at or below 0.56.
The UNHRC complaint procedure was established on 18 June 2007 (by UNHRC Resolution 5/1) [68] for reporting of consistent patterns of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world and under any circumstances. The UNHRC set up two working groups for its Complaint Procedure:
Still, a woman has never served as head of state or government in 115 UN member countries. The first continent with a UN member state to have a female leader after WWII was Asia.
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
According to June 2024 data from U.N. Women, "113 countries worldwide have never had a woman serve as Head of State or Government."This means that among the 193 United Nations member states, at ...
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
Canada, which recently elected a new liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is rated highly on quality of life issues and transparency, while the U.K. is seen as an influential ...
Share of countries by gender of the chief executive A third of all countries have had a woman as leader. The number of women leaders around the world has grown, but they still represent a small group. [15] At the executive levels of government, women become prime ministers more often than they become presidents.