The graph shows the percentage of female members of Parliament in European countries between 2000 and 2012.

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women

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's membership in European countries' parliaments between 2000 and 2012.

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it is clear that

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in Germany more female participants were in the parliament than in other places.

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, number of members in the United Kingdom sharply increased. At the outset,

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4% of participants were

women

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in 2000 in the UK,in 2004

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number doubled.

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, in 2008 the percentage of

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sharply went up to 20% and after 4 years,

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number slightly climbed. At the beginning of the 21st century, 25% of French

women

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worked in the parliament,

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after 8 years,their percentage came to 29%.

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, in 2012 they filled to approximately, 32%.

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, 17% of female workers were in Belgium in 2000. It changed to 24% in 2008 and it fell to 22%

at the end

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of the period. If 24% of people in parliament were in Italy in 2000, it grew to 34% in 2008,though it jumped to 39% in 2012.