“Women in Politics: 2021” map has been released by UN Women and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Despite increases in the number of women at the highest levels of political power, widespread gender inequalities persist, according to the 2021 edition of the IPU-UN Women Map of Women in Politics. Turkey ranks 129 (122 last year) out of 193 countries in the rate of women deputies in parliament.

News Center- UN Women and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have jointly released women in politics map since 2005. “Women in Politics: 2021” map has been released by UN Women and IPU. The map presents new data for women in government and parliamentary positions as of 1 January 2021 showing the ranks of women in ministerial positions, in parliament, in the highest positions of states. The data shows all-time highs for the number of countries with women Heads of State and/or Heads of Government, as well as for the global share of women Ministers. However, after last year’s map showed a spike at 21.3 percent of women ministers, progression has slowed, with just a small increase to 21.9 percent as of 1 January 2021. The data also reveals that the number of countries with no women in government has increased, bucking a downward trend seen the last few years. Turkey ranks 129 (last year ranked 122) out of 193 countries in the rate of women deputies in parliament.

Women occupy the role of Heads of State or Government in 22 countries

According to the new data, women occupy the role of Heads of State or Government in 22 countries, up from 20 countries this time last year. These countries are; Bangladesh, Barbados, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Togo, Trinidad, and Tobago. As of 1 January 2021, 5.9 percent of elected Heads of State (9 out of 152) and 6.7 percent of Heads of Government (13 out of 193) are women.

Number of countries with no women ministers rises

Despite overall gains across all regions, the number of countries with no women ministers as of 1 January, 2021 increased to 12, compared to nine this time last year. The number of countries in which women hold 50 percent or more of ministerial positions dropped from 14 this time last year to 13 in 2021. As of 1 January 2021, no women serve in the governments of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Brunei Darussalam, D.P.R. Korea, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam and Yemen.