Women's Presentation in Politics
Despite the fact that more women hold public office than ever before, women are widely underrepresented in politics today. For this discussion, read chapter 13 in your text and review the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) website to see which countries have the largest percentage of women in their national governments. Next, address the following:
After looking at the international rankings of women in national governments, how would you describe it? What surprises you about the international rankings? How does the United States compare to other countries?
Describe the difference between symbolic and substantive representation.
Suggest (and describe in detail) at least one solution to increase the number of women serving in the United States Congress.
Discussion: Women in Politics
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Discussion: Women in Politics
Gender parity is a significant problem across the globe despite the effort to have equal leadership opportunities for both genders (Masad, 2020). Inter-Parliamentary Union is an organization that advocates for democracy, peace, and development. According to data released by IPU, they are at least 179 registered countries across the globe. In this case, only 25.7% of members of parliament are women, which means women are underrepresented in politics (IPU, 2021). The objective of IPU is to empower women in engaging global politics. The organization also focuses on establishing parliament institutions that will help merge gender parity in terms of leadership. Some countries with the highest number of women in national government include Italy, Rwanda, France, and United Kingdom. There is little change in terms of women's presentation in politics. In some countries like Kuwait and Cuba, t...
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