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100 Years of Swiss parliament elections visualized

The darker parts of the bars represent the share of elected woman for each party. Starting only in 1971. Wtf Switzerland.

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Share of women in parliaments all over the world

The worldwide average for representation of women in national parliaments is about 21 percent. This number isn’t great. But 1990 the average was about 10 percent. We made at least some progress, even though there is a lot of space for improvement. Even in Europe with the highest average it’s just about a quarter.