Only 26 countries are currently led by women, a modest increase from just 18 countries a decade ago, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The UN Women published global data on women in executive positions as heads of state, heads of government and cabinet members.
The agency wrote in its latest report that in 141 countries, women made up less than a third of cabinet ministers.
Data indicate women are underrepresented at all levels of executive decision-making worldwide, and achieving gender parity in political life remains a distant goal.
Only 26 countries are led by women, a modest increase from just 18 countries a decade ago.
Women represent 23.3 per cent of cabinet members heading ministries in 2024 — a less than 0.5 percentage point increase from 2023.
They continue to primarily lead portfolios related to women and gender equality, family and children affairs, social affairs and indigenous and minority affairs.
Policy domains such as economic affairs, defence, justice, and home affairs, continued to be dominated by men, the UN agency explained.
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