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India 111th among nations having women members in parliament

United Nations: India is placed at 111th position out of 189 countries in a list prepared by an international organisation that ranks nations on the number of women representatives in parliament. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU),

PTI Updated on: March 08, 2014 15:02 IST
The data has been compiled on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by January 1, 2014.

As a region, Latin America recorded the highest electoral gain with women in Educador, Grenada and Argentina occupying more than 30 per cent in those three countries.

However, the US ranked 83rd and Canada was 54th. China recorded a two percentage point increase.

Nepal, with the highest percentage of women MPs in South Asia came in at just under 30 per cent.

Of the top 10 performing countries globally, four are on the African continent, which recorded a "very, very healthy increase," Johnsson noted.

Almost 20 years ago, women's participation stood at less than 10 per cent, but today that figure is 22.5 per cent.
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