WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMAN IN THE WORLD?

Women make up slightly more than 50 per cent of the world’s population but hold only approximately 16 per cent of the world’s elected political posts. Their representation in the parliaments of the different countries are :

Ruwanda(56%),  Cuba(43%),  Finland(42%),  Argentina(40%),  Nepal(33%), Vietnam(26%),  Pakistan(22.5%),  Canada(22%),  China(21%)  USA(17%),  North korea(16%),  Bangladesh(12%),  India(10.8%),

for more reading

• WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT – SUSHEEL
• POLITICAL RESERVATIONS FOR WOMEN : WHY AND HOW -Prof.K.Nageshwar