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Ordered milestones of women's political representation , 1907 to 2017

Percentage of sovereign countries in each year which completed five milestones of women's political representation in the following order: right to vote to all women
(universal suffrage), first female elected to parliament, 10%, 20% and 30% share of women in parliament.

1907201719201940196019802000First female MP10% Share of women in parliament 20% Share of women in parliament 30% Share of women in parliament Universal suffrage to women

Source: OWID Women’s Political Representation using Paxton et al (2006), IPU & WDI (2017)

1907
2017

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