People living in countries in which a woman is government's chief
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Charts

• Countries by share of women in parliament
• Countries with universal right to vote
• Criminal penalties or civil remedies for sexual harassment in employment
• Distribution of women's political empowerment index
• Distribution of women's share in parliament
• Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited
• Equal rights to land ownership
• Gender discrimination in credit access prohibited
• Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
• Gender of the chief executive
• Gender of the head of government
• Gender of the head of state
• Law mandates equal pay for work of equal value for women and men
• Legal frameworks addressing gender equality overall
• Legal frameworks addressing gender equality within marriage and family
• Legal frameworks addressing violence against women
• Legal provisions for child marriage
• Legislation on domestic violence
• Legislation on sexual harassment in employment
• Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
• Maternal mortality ratio
• Number of countries with key economic and social rights for women
• People living in countries in which a woman is head of government
• People living in countries in which a woman is head of state
• People living in countries that mandate equal pay for work of equal value for women and men
• People living in countries that sanction domestic violence
• People living in countries with universal right to vote
• Prevalence of female genital mutilation
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates
• Representation of women in the judiciary
• Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament
• Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
• Share of adults reporting having felt discriminated against
• Share of countries by gender of the chief executive
• Share of countries by gender of the head of government
• Share of countries by gender of the head of state
• Share of firms with a female top manager
• Share of population subjected to sexual assault, male vs. female
• Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women
• Share of the population subjected to physical violence, male vs. female
• Share of women in local government
• Share of women in ministerial positions
• Share of women in parliamentV-Dem
• Share of women in parliamentweighted by population
• Share of women in parliamentIPU
• Share of women in the workforceOECD & Long
• Share of women using modern contraceptive methods
• Share of women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife
• Share of women who experienced violence by an intimate partner
• Share of women who experienced violence from an intimate partnerUnited Nations
• Share of women who have had no births by the end of their childbearing years
• Share of women who make their own informed health care decisions
• Share of women who report having been victims of forced sex as children
• Share of women who were married by age 18
• Share of young women who experienced sexual violence as children
• Sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents
• Spouses have equal legal administrative authority over assets
• Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings
• Universal right to voteLexical Index
• Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age
• Women and men have equal rights to immovable property
• Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men
• Women can choose where to live in the same way as men
• Women can obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as men
• Women can open a bank account in the same way as men
• Women can register a business in the same way as men
• Women can sign a contract in the same way as men
• Women can take the same jobs as men
• Women have the same rights to remarry as men
• Women participating in decision-making vs. children per woman
• Women who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
• Women's civil liberties index
• Women's civil liberties indexweighted by population
• Women's civil society participation index
• Women's civil society participation indexweighted by population
• Women's political empowerment index
• Women's political empowerment indexweighted by population
• Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index
• Women's political participation index
• Women's political participation indexweighted by population
• Women's universal right to voteLexical Index
• Women, Business and the Law Index