Women in Latin America and the Caribbean - Cepal
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Figure I.6<br />
CARIBBEAN (11 COUNTRIES): WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENT IN COUNTRIES<br />
WITH NO QUOTA LAW (LOWER OR SINGLE CHAMBERS), 1995 AND 2005<br />
(Percentages)<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
1995<br />
2005<br />
Cuba<br />
Sa<strong>in</strong>t<br />
V<strong>in</strong>cent <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong><br />
Grenad<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Bahamas Sa<strong>in</strong>t Lucia Guyana Dom<strong>in</strong>ica Belize Barbados Tr<strong>in</strong>idad<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
Tobago<br />
Jamaica<br />
Sa<strong>in</strong>t<br />
Kitts<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
Nevis<br />
Source: Karen Bart-Alex<strong>and</strong>er, “<strong>Women</strong>’s political participation <strong>and</strong> gender parity <strong>in</strong> decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g at all levels <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong>” (SOC/2007/2), document presented at <strong>the</strong> Subregional preparatory meet<strong>in</strong>g for South <strong>America</strong> for <strong>the</strong> tenth<br />
session of <strong>the</strong> Regional Conference on <strong>Women</strong> <strong>in</strong> Lat<strong>in</strong> <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Caribbean</strong>, St. John’s, Antigua <strong>and</strong> Barbuda,<br />
22 <strong>and</strong> 23 May 2007, unpublished.<br />
Figure I.7<br />
LATIN AMERICA (9 COUNTRIES): REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE SENATE, 2006<br />
(Percentages)<br />
45%<br />
40%<br />
35%<br />
30%<br />
25%<br />
20%<br />
15%<br />
10%<br />
5%<br />
0%<br />
42%<br />
Argent<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Over<br />
30%<br />
22%<br />
Mexico<br />
Between<br />
20%<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
29%<br />
12%<br />
12%<br />
Brazil<br />
Colombia<br />
Between 10%<br />
<strong>and</strong> 19%<br />
10%<br />
Uruguay<br />
9%<br />
Paraguay<br />
4%<br />
4%<br />
Chile<br />
Bolivia<br />
Less than 10%<br />
3%<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ican<br />
Republic<br />
Source: Economic Commission for Lat<strong>in</strong> <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Caribbean</strong> (ECLAC), on <strong>the</strong> basis of Inter-Parliamentary Union,<br />
“<strong>Women</strong> <strong>in</strong> National Parliaments” [onl<strong>in</strong>e] http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/world-arc.htm [date of reference: 10 December<br />
2006].