The chart below shows the percentage of members of parliament who were women in 5 regions, compared to the percentage worldwide.
The supplied table delineates the proportion of female high-level
government
officers in five different areas, in comparison with the average global ratio during the 15-year period.
A glance at the table reveals that the world witnessed advancements in gender equality as most of the figures commonly climbed. Remarkably, while
the other four regions accounted for a modest rate, East Asia
’s percentage
was always outnumbered during the period.
The representation of women
in high-ranking government
positions in South-East
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Southeast
Asia
, Latin America
, and East Asia
was close to the global average. To be specific, in 1990, approximately 11% of government
roles in South-East
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Southeast
Asia
and Latin America
were held by women
, which was slightly lower than the worldwide percentage
. However
, during the same year, the percentage
of female government
officials in East Asia
stood at 20.2%, nearly double the global average. In the following years, while
the percentages of women
in high-level government
roles in South-East Asia
and Latin America
consistently increased, eventually reaching 15.5% and 19%, respectively, East Asia
and the global figures exhibited a slightly different pattern. These numbers experienced a 1% decline in 1997 before rebounding to 19.4% (in the East Asia
region) and 15.9% (globally).
In the regions of Oceania and North America
, female representation in parliament appeared to be quite limited. In 1990, only 1.2% of government
officers in Oceania were women
, and in North America
, that figure was 1.6%. However
, by 2005, there was a notable shift. Oceania's percentage
increased approximately twofold to 3%, while
North America
experienced a much more significant development, with an approximately fivefold increase.Submitted by ieltsamiedu on
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