The chart below shows the percentage of female members of parliament in 5 European countries from 2000 to 2012

The line graph illustrates the percentage of

women

in

Parliament

in the countries of Germany, Italy, France, The United Kingdom, and Belgium in 12 years from 2000 and continuing until 2012.

Overall

, it is noticeable that the amount of female

parliament

was much less in the UK and Belgium compared to the other three European countries in the first year,

however

,

this

number rose in the following years. With regard to the comparison between the five countries below, only 5% of British

women

were interested in

this

field in 2000,

while

Germans were in first place in

this

field with almost 35%. As moving on,

however

, the percentage in the UK experienced a sharp growth and reached on fifth of the total number. Belgian

women

,

moreover

, started at 17% and rose steadily in

this

period eventually reaching quite more than 20%. France in third place, started with a quarter of all the

women

who participated in

parliament

and continued its growth by more than 30% in 2012, compared to Italian females who started with the same percentage, but reached the maximum of 40%.

Finally

, Germans started off strong by the amount of 34%, and had a slight growth to 37%. In conclusion, the amount of

parliament

women

was the lowest in the UK and highest in Germany in the first year,

however

, as the plot unfolded, the Italians stepped on the highest level with 40% in 2012.