Labor > Female decision makers: Countries Compared
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DEFINITION:
Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 45% | 2000 | |
| =2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42% | 2000 | |
| =2 | Lithuania | 42% | 2000 | |
| 4 | Barbados | 40% | 2000 | |
| =5 | Colombia | 38% | 2000 | |
| =5 | New Zealand | 38% | 2000 | |
| =7 | Belize | 37% | 2000 | |
| =7 | Russia | 37% | 2000 | |
| =7 | Latvia | 37% | 2000 | |
| =10 | Ukraine | 36% | 2000 | |
| =10 | Estonia | 36% | 2000 | |
| =10 | Uruguay | 36% | 2000 | |
| =10 | Bolivia | 36% | 2000 | |
| =10 | Honduras | 36% | 2000 | |
| =15 | Philippines | 35% | 2000 | |
| =15 | Canada | 35% | 2000 | |
| =17 | Ireland | 34% | 2000 | |
| =17 | Hungary | 34% | 2000 | |
| =19 | Panama | 33% | 2000 | |
| =19 | Costa Rica | 33% | 2000 | |
| =19 | El Salvador | 33% | 2000 | |
| =19 | United Kingdom | 33% | 2000 | |
| =19 | Poland | 33% | 2000 | |
| =24 | Portugal | 32% | 2000 | |
| =24 | Spain | 32% | 2000 | |
| =26 | Slovenia | 31% | 2000 | |
| =26 | The Bahamas | 31% | 2000 | |
| =26 | Slovakia | 31% | 2000 | |
| =26 | Dominican Republic | 31% | 2000 | |
| 30 | Sweden | 29% | 2000 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 28.75% | 2000 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 28.43% | 2000 | ||
| =31 | Peru | 28% | 2000 | |
| =31 | Ecuador | 28% | 2000 | |
| =31 | Austria | 28% | 2000 | |
| =31 | Suriname | 28% | 2000 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 28% | 2000 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 27.93% | 2000 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 27.45% | 2000 | ||
| =35 | Finland | 27% | 2000 | |
| =35 | Thailand | 27% | 2000 | |
| =35 | Iceland | 27% | 2000 | |
| =35 | Netherlands | 27% | 2000 | |
| =35 | Germany | 27% | 2000 | |
| =40 | Czech Republic | 26% | 2000 | |
| =40 | Australia | 26% | 2000 | |
| =40 | Israel | 26% | 2000 | |
| =40 | Chile | 26% | 2000 | |
| =40 | Romania | 26% | 2000 | |
| =45 | Croatia | 25% | 2000 | |
| =45 | Greece | 25% | 2000 | |
| =45 | Norway | 25% | 2000 | |
| =48 | Mexico | 24% | 2000 | |
| =48 | Venezuela | 24% | 2000 | |
| =50 | Mauritius | 23% | 2000 | |
| =50 | Denmark | 23% | 2000 | |
| =50 | Paraguay | 23% | 2000 | |
| =50 | Singapore | 23% | 2000 | |
| 54 | Switzerland | 22% | 2000 | |
| 55 | Malaysia | 20% | 2000 | |
| =56 | Italy | 19% | 2000 | |
| =56 | Belgium | 19% | 2000 | |
| 58 | Maldives | 15% | 2000 | |
| 59 | Cyprus | 14% | 2000 | |
| 60 | Egypt | 10% | 2000 | |
| =61 | Japan | 9% | 2000 | |
| =61 | Pakistan | 9% | 2000 | |
| =61 | Turkey | 9% | 2000 | |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 8% | 2000 | |
| =65 | Bangladesh | 5% | 2000 | |
| =65 | South Korea | 5% | 2000 | |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 4% | 2000 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Female decision makers
- United States ranked first for female decision makers amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.
- Lithuania ranked first for female decision makers amongst European Union in 2000.
- Japan ranked last for female decision makers amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- Russia ranked second for female decision makers amongst Europe in 2000.
- Colombia ranked first for female decision makers amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2000.
- Latvia ranked first for female decision makers amongst Eurozone in 2000.
- Italy ranked third last for female decision makers amongst NATO countries in 2000.
- All of the top 2 countries by female decision makers are Former British Colonies'.
- Turkey ranked second last for female decision makers amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- Australia ranked second last for female decision makers amongst English speaking countries in 2000.
