How did Rwanda become no.1 for gender equality?

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October 21, 2022

How did Rwanda become no.1 for gender equality?

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How did Rwanda become no.1 for gender equality? IPU

In 2008, the Rwanda Chamber of Deputies was the first elected national parliament where women were the majority. The proportion of MPs who are women is at 61.25% today, way above the current global average of 26.4%. Rwanda has been at the top of the IPU’s monthly ranking of women in national parliament for years. How did it get there? And how does it stay there?

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How did Rwanda get to be no.1 for gender equality?

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Inter-Parliamentary Union
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2022
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Inter-Parliamentary Union