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Women in politics | Discussion | Parliamentary participation raises to 25%

Friday 12 July 2024 - 16:06pm
President of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa (C) is congratulated by Deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) Paul Mashatile (L) after he was announced president after members of parliament voted during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024.

President of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa (C) is congratulated by Deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) Paul Mashatile (L) after he was announced president after members of parliament voted during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024.

 

JOHANNESBURG - The percentage of women in Parliament has increased by just 1 percent according to the 2024 Women’s Political Participation barometer.

Nigeria has the lowest percentage of female MPs, at 4-percent, while Rwanda has the highest at 61-percent.

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The 2021 barometer indicates that at this rate, gender equality won't be attained until the year 2100.

Susan Tolmay, from the Gender and Governance Associate at Gender Links, discussed this with eNCA. 

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