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Our Women legislators speak and wear red in Washington today. (Original Post) Equinox Moon Mar 2017 OP
Our Sheros! secondwind Mar 2017 #1
I like it "sheros" ! Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #2
Thank you to the DUers that viewed this. Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #3
our sheroes--thank you so much for posting this. niyad Mar 2017 #4

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
3. Thank you to the DUers that viewed this.
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:48 AM
Mar 2017

These are our women political leaders speaking. I had hoped for more interest of views, REC's and comments.

Percentages of women in government:
USA has a very poor report card. How women are viewed in America is reflected here, and, here. We have work to do,both women and men.

1 Rwanda 56.3%
2 Andorra 50%
3 Cuba 48.9%
4 Sweden 47%
5 Iceland 44%
6 Senegal 42.7%
7 Finland 42.5%
8 South Africa 42.3%
9 Seychelles 39.7%
10 Spain 39.5%

30% in Australia
28% in UK

***20% USA***

There are countries with lower percentages and some with no women in government.

niyad

(113,393 posts)
4. our sheroes--thank you so much for posting this.
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 01:47 PM
Mar 2017

please cross post in gd and women's rights and issues

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