How Women Are Represented Around the World

HOW WOMEN ARE REPRESENTED AROUND THE WORLD Women are represented in many different ways worldwide. By crunching the Graduate Management Admission Council's exam uptake numbers, statistics from the United Nations, and figures from the Gender Equality Index; GMAC has visualised women's representation around the world. From the countries represented by more women in government, to those with low numbers of female graduates; it's easy to see where the world is now. The question is, where is it going? TOP 5 COUNTRIES FOR TOP 5 COUNTRIES FOR WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT TOP 5 COUNTRIES FOR WOMEN IN SENIOR VOTING EQUALITY POSITIONS MANAGEMENT S. AFRICA 41.9% GERMANY RUSSIA 40% SWEDEN PHILIPPINES FINLAND 43.6% 37% 1906 1918 SPAIN 41.1% FINLAND VIETNAM FRANCE RUSSIA NETHERLANDS 41.5% * 33% 33% 1918 1919 BELGIUM SWEDEN U.S.A 39.3% 28% 1920 TOP 5 COUNTRIES BOTTOM 5 COUNTRIES BOTTOM 5 COUNTRIES FOR VOTING FOR WOMEN VS MEN STUDYING GMAT FOR WOMEN VS MEN STUDYING GMAT EQUALITY EGYPT CHINA CHILE WOMEN: 37,631 MEN: 20,152 1956 WOMEN: 7O MEN: 387 MALAYSIA VIETNAM JAPAN WOMEN: 863 MEN: 592 WOMEN: 520 MEN: 2092 1957 AUSTRALIA THAILAND ITALY 1962 WOMEN: 1,050 MEN: 766 WOMEN: 393 MEN: 1211 SWITZERLAND FINLAND BELGIUM 1971 WOMEN: 181 WOMEN: 100 MEN: 308 MEN: 157 S. AFRICA 1994 RUSSIA ARGENTINA WOMEN: 1,033 MEN: 919 WOMEN: 95 MEN: 291 THE WORLD'S TOP FIVE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN (ALL RANKED BY DOLLARS, MEDIA PRESENCE AND IMPACT - FORBES 2015) ANGELA MERKEL HILLARY CLINTON MELINDA GATES CHANCELLOR, GERMANY COCHAIRWOMAN, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, UNITED STATES JANET YELLEN MARY BARRA CHAIRWOMAN, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, UNITED STATES CEO, GENERAL MOTORS, UNITED STATES Sources | hdr.undp.org/en/content/gender-inequality-index-gii reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2014 dataviztool.internationalbusinessreport.com GMAC cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook | indexmundi.com unwomen.org | quotaproject.org |ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL