Abstract

Percentage of women in parliaments in OECD, EU and post-socialist countries

Author(s)

Klaus Armingeon, David Weisstanner, Sarah Engler, Panajotis Potolidis, Marlène Gerber

Production date

18-07-2013

Variable(s)

Share of women in parliaments as percentage

Keywords

political institutions, parliaments, gender

Time period

1960 (1990)-2010

Geographical coverage

53 countries in Europe, North America, Asia

Methodologies used for data collection and processing

Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-95. A World Statistical Survey. Geneva: Inter-Parliamentary Union. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1997. Men and Women in Politics. Democracy Still in the Making. A World Comparative Study. Geneva: Inter-Parliamentary Union

Period of collection

n.a

Data collectors

n.a


i. Central statistical agencies

General references

Klaus Armingeon, David Weisstanner, Sarah Engler, Panajotis Potolidis, Marlène Gerber. 2012. Comparative Political Data Set I 1960-2010. Bern: Institute of Political Science, University of Bern.

Klaus Armingeon and Romana Careja. 2007. Comparative Data Set for 28 Post-Communist Countries, 1989-2007.Bern: Institute of Political Science, University of Berne.

Klaus Armingeon, Romana Careja, David Weisstanner, Sarah Engler, Panajotis Potolidis, Marlène Gerber. 2012. Comparative Political Data Set III 1990-2010. Bern: Institute of Political Science, University of Berne.

Caribbean

Anguilla[No Data]

Antigua and Barbuda1500 (5)-2013 (21)

Aruba[No Data]

Bahamas1500 (5)-2013 (23)

Barbados1500 (5)-2016 (28)

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba[No Data]

British Virgin Islands[No Data]

Cayman Islands[No Data]

Cuba1500 (8)-2016 (35)

Curaçao[No Data]

Dominica1500 (5)-2016 (21)

Dominican Republic1500 (6)-2018 (39)

Grenada1500 (5)-2013 (21)

Guadeloupe[No Data]

Haiti1500 (6)-2018 (37)

Jamaica1500 (6)-2018 (36)

Martinique[No Data]

Montserrat[No Data]

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