The women in politics indicator includes data on: Women parliamentarians: the share of women in the national lower or … single houses of parliament. Measured as a percentage of total parliamentarians. Women ministers: the share of women … as a percentage of total ministers, where: 0: There are legal quotas to promote women’s political participation both at …

quantiles. The results of the study recommend African policymakers to prioritise the inclusion of women in the political agenda … that favour women’s participation in politics. Moreover, the countries should ratify international conventions that …

thousands being killed, maimed and/or displaced. Women and girls were deliberate targets for gender-based violence during the … Freetown, and b) the exclusion of women from the structures of government and meaningful participation in decision-making and … policy formulation. The Commission therefore recommended a 30% increase in political representation of women at the national …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also … decline made feasible by the introduction of antibiotics was significantly greater in states that had longer exposure to women …