The 21st Century climate challenge

TABLE33 Women’s political participationHuman development indicatorsYear women received right aYear first womanelected (E) orappointed (A)to parliamentWomen ingovernment atministerial level(% of total) b2005MDGSeats in parliament held by women(% of total) cLower or single houseTo stand forHDI rank To voteelection1990 2007Upper houseor senate200754 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1951 1951 1984 E 0.0 6.7 0.0 —55 Tonga 1960 1960 1993 E .. 0.0 3.3 —56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1964 1964 .. .. .. 7.7 —57 Antigua and Barbuda 1951 1951 1984 A 15.4 0.0 10.5 17.658 Oman 1994, 2003 1994, 2003 .. 10.0 .. 2.4 15.559 Trinidad and Tobago 1946 1946 1962 E+A 18.2 16.7 19.4 32.360 Romania 1929, 1946 1929, 1946 1946 E 12.5 34.4 11.2 9.561 Saudi Arabia — — — 0.0 .. 0.0 —62 Panama 1941, 1946 1941, 1946 1946 E 14.3 7.5 16.7 —63 Malaysia 1957 1957 1959 E 9.1 5.1 9.1 25.764 Belarus 1918 1919 1990 E e 10.0 .. 29.1 31.065 Mauritius 1956 1956 1976 E 8.0 7.1 17.1 —66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1946 1946 1990 E e 11.1 .. 14.3 13.367 Russian Federation 1918 1918 1993 E e 0.0 .. 9.8 3.468 Albania 1920 1920 1945 E 5.3 28.8 7.1 —69 Macedonia (TFYR) 1946 1946 1990 E e 16.7 .. 28.3 —70 Brazil 1932 1932 1933 E 11.4 5.3 8.8 12.3MEDIUM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT71 Dominica 1951 1951 1980 E 0.0 10.0 12.9 —72 Saint Lucia 1951 1951 1979 A 8.3 0.0 5.6 i 18.273 Kazakhstan 1924, 1993 1924, 1993 1990 E e 17.6 .. 10.4 5.174 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1946 1946 1948 E 13.6 10.0 18.6 —75 Colombia 1954 1954 1954 A 35.7 4.5 8.4 11.876 Ukraine 1919 1919 1990 E e 5.6 .. 8.7 —77 Samoa 1948, 1990 1948, 1990 1976 A 7.7 0.0 6.1 —78 Thailand 1932 1932 1948 A 7.7 2.8 8.7 —79 Dominican Republic 1942 1942 1942 E 14.3 7.5 19.7 3.180 Belize 1954 1954 1984 E+A 6.3 0.0 6.7 25.081 China 1949 1949 1954 E 6.3 21.3 20.3 —82 Grenada 1951 1951 1976 E+A 40.0 .. 26.7 30.883 Armenia 1918 1918 1990 E e 0.0 35.6 9.2 —84 Turkey 1930, 1934 1930, 1934 1935 A 4.3 1.3 4.4 —85 Suriname 1948 1948 1975 E 11.8 7.8 25.5 —86 Jordan 1974 1974 1989 A 10.7 0.0 5.5 12.787 Peru 1955 1955 1956 E 11.8 5.6 29.2 —88 Lebanon 1952 1952 1991 A 6.9 0.0 4.7 —89 Ecuador 1929 1929 1956 E 14.3 4.5 25.0 —90 Philippines 1937 1937 1941 E 25.0 9.1 22.5 18.291 Tunisia 1959 1959 1959 E 7.1 4.3 22.8 13.492 Fiji 1963 1963 1970 A 9.1 .. j .. j .. j93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1951 1951 1979 E 20.0 9.5 18.2 —94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1963 1963 1963 E+A 6.7 1.5 4.1 —95 Paraguay 1961 1961 1963 E 30.8 5.6 10.0 8.996 Georgia 1918, 1921 1918, 1921 1992 E e 22.2 .. 9.4 —97 Guyana 1953 1945 1968 E 22.2 36.9 29.0 —98 Azerbaijan 1918 1918 1990 E e 15.0 .. 11.3 —99 Sri Lanka 1931 1931 1947 E 10.3 4.9 4.9 —100 Maldives 1932 1932 1979 E 11.8 6.3 12.0 —101 Jamaica 1944 1944 1944 E 17.6 5.0 11.7 19.0102 Cape Verde 1975 1975 1975 E 18.8 12.0 15.3 —103 El Salvador 1939 1961 1961 E 35.3 11.7 16.7 —104 Algeria 1962 1962 1962 A 10.5 2.4 7.2 3.1105 Viet Nam 1946 1946 1976 E 11.5 17.7 25.8 —106 Occupied Palestinian Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. ..344 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008