- Country: United States Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Kamala Harris Party: Democratic Percentage of Women: 26.6% Notes: First female Vice President - Country: United States Year: 2021 Position: Representative Name: Nancy Pelosi Party: Democratic Percentage of Women: 26.6% Notes: First female Speaker of the House - Country: Germany Year: 2021 Position: Chancellor Name: Angela Merkel Party: CDU Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: First female Chancellor - Country: Finland Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Sanna Marin Party: Social Democrats Percentage of Women: 47% Notes: Youngest female PM - Country: New Zealand Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Jacinda Ardern Party: Labour Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Prominent in COVID response - Country: Sweden Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Magdalena Andersson Party: Social Democrats Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: First female PM of Sweden - Country: United Kingdom Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Boris Johnson Party: Conservative Percentage of Women: 32% Notes: No female PM at this time but historical data included - Country: France Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Justice Name: "\xC9ric Dupond-Moretti" Party: Independent Percentage of Women: 82% Notes: 'Note: Female ministers are also noted in other capacities' - Country: Australia Year: 2021 Position: Governor-General Name: Linda Burney Party: Labor Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Increasing representation in high office - Country: Canada Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Justin Trudeau Party: Liberal Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Gender parity in cabinet - Country: Rwanda Year: 2021 Position: Chamber of Deputies Name: Valentine Rugwabiza Party: Independent Percentage of Women: 61% Notes: Highest female representation in the world - Country: Mexico Year: 2021 Position: Senate Name: "Olga S\xE1nchez Cordero" Party: Morena Percentage of Women: 49% Notes: Encouraging gender parity initiatives - Country: South Korea Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Equality Name: Lee Jung-sook Party: Democratic Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Position targets gender equality policies - Country: Iceland Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: "Katr\xEDn Jakobsd\xF3ttir" Party: Left-Green Movement Percentage of Women: 47% Notes: Focus on gender equality - Country: Nigeria Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Stella Oduah Party: PDP Percentage of Women: 7% Notes: Efforts to increase female political representation ongoing - Country: Zimbabwe Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Affairs Name: Sithembiso Nyoni Party: ZANU-PF Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Targeting women's empowerment - Country: India Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women and Child Development Name: Smriti Irani Party: BJP Percentage of Women: 14% Notes: Efforts to uplift women's rights - Country: Brazil Year: 2021 Position: Federal Deputy Name: "Jo\xEAnia Wapichana" Party: Rede Percentage of Women: 15% Notes: Historical underrepresentation - Country: Argentina Year: 2021 Position: President Name: "Alberto Fern\xE1ndez" Party: Front for Everyone Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Cabinet gender parity - Country: Spain Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Equality Name: Irene Montero Party: Podemos Percentage of Women: 60% Notes: Focus on gender equality legislation - Country: Belgium Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Alexander De Croo Party: Open VLD Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Significant female representation in cabinet - Country: Norway Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Erna Solberg Party: Conservative Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Long history of female representation - Country: South Africa Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Name: Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Party: ANC Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Focus on gender issues - Country: Saudi Arabia Year: 2021 Position: Shura Council Name: Amal Al-Moallem Party: Independent Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Increasing role of women - Country: Switzerland Year: 2021 Position: Federal Councilor Name: Simonetta Sommaruga Party: Social Democratic Percentage of Women: 33% Notes: Significant female representation - Country: Singapore Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Finance Name: Lawrence Wong Party: PAP Percentage of Women: 33% Notes: Emphasis on gender diversity in leadership - Country: Malaysia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Communications and Multimedia Name: Saifuddin Abdullah Party: PKR Percentage of Women: 14% Notes: Low female representation - Country: Philippines Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Risa Hontiveros Party: Akbayan Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Advocacy for women's rights - Country: Chile Year: 2021 Position: President Name: "Sebasti\xE1n Pi\xF1era" Party: RN Percentage of Women: 18% Notes: Women gaining political influence - Country: Denmark Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Mette Frederiksen Party: Social Democrats Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Strong female leadership - Country: Austria Year: 2021 Position: Federal Chancellor Name: Sebastian Kurz Party: "\xD6VP" Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Equal opportunities in politics - Country: Japan Year: 2021 Position: Minister of State for Gender Equality Name: Katsunobu Kato Party: LDP Percentage of Women: 15% Notes: Efforts to boost female representation ongoing - Country: Vietnam Year: 2021 Position: Deputy Prime Minister Name: Pham Thi Hai Chuyen Party: CPV Percentage of Women: 28% Notes: Increasing gender representation - Country: Pakistan Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Sherry Rehman Party: PPP Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Women in high offices are increasing - Country: Lithuania Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: "Ingrida \u0160imonyt\u0117" Party: Homeland Union Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Higher female representation in politics - Country: Chile Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Health Name: "Ma\xF1alich" Party: ' "Independent"' Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Prominence of women in health sector - Country: North Macedonia Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Zoran Zaev Party: SDSM Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Progressive policies for women - Country: Georgia Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Irakli Garibashvili Party: GD Percentage of Women: 21% Notes: Focus on women empowerment - Country: Ukraine Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Social Policy Name: Mariana Lazebna Party: Servant of the People Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Government focuses on women's issues - Country: Estonia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Economic Affairs Name: Taavi Aas Party: Isamaa Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Pushing for gender equality - Country: Latvia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Defense Name: Artis Pabriks Party: Unity Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Discussions on gender role in defense - Country: Taiwan Year: 2021 Position: President Name: Tsai Ing-wen Party: DPP Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Influential female leadership - Country: Serbia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Labor Name: "Darija Kisi\u0107 Tepav\u010Devi\u0107" Party: SNS Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Working on improving women's rights - Country: Slovenia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Education Name: Simona Kustec Party: SDS Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Focus on educational reforms for women - Country: Republic of Korea Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Equality and Family Name: Lee Eun-ju Party: Democratic Party Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Advocacy for women's rights - Country: Lesotho Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Mamonaheng Mokitimi Party: HDP Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Focus on enhancing women's rights - Country: Fiji Year: 2021 Position: Minister for Women Name: Mereseini Vuniwaqa Party: FijiFirst Percentage of Women: 40% Notes: Advancing women's political presence - Country: Bangladesh Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women and Children Affairs Name: Rateb Noor Party: Awami League Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Political empowerment for women - Country: Czech Republic Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Finance Name: "Alena Schillerov\xE1" Party: ANO Percentage of Women: 33% Notes: Women in leadership roles - Country: Slovakia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Labor Name: Miriam Lexmann Party: Christian Democrats Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Increasing female leadership - Country: Malawi Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Name: Mary Thipe Party: Democratic Progressive Party Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Efforts towards women's representation - Country: Angola Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Family Name: Ana Paula dos Santos Party: MPLA Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Development of women's programs - Country: Portugal Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: "Ant\xF3nio Costa" Party: Socialist Party Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Efforts to increase female representation - Country: Somalia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women and Human Rights Name: Deeqo Shire Party: SNA Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Focus on improving rights for women - Country: Zambia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Name: Elizabeth Phiri Party: PF Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Political empowerment for women - Country: Malta Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Robert Abela Party: Labour Party Percentage of Women: 52% Notes: Significant female presence in politics - Country: Eswatini Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Nomalungelo Mkhatshwa Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Advocacy for women's rights - Country: Uganda Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Name: Betty Amongi Party: NRM Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Push for gender equality - Country: Colombia Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: "Mar\xEDa del Rosario Guerra" Party: Conservative Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Advocating for women's rights - Country: Peru Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Name: "Anah\xED Durand" Party: LP Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Advocating for women's empowerment - Country: Singapore Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Social and Family Development Name: Masagos Zulkifli Party: PAP Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Gender equality initiatives ongoing - Country: Nepal Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens Name: Fauja Arogyadath Party: NCP Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Efforts for women's rights - Country: Norway Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Education Name: Guri Melby Party: Venstre Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Strong female representation - Country: Bhutan Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Education Name: Jitseng Pelden Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Efforts to include women's voices - Country: Barbados Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Innovative, Sustainable Development Name: Kerryann Ifill Party: BLP Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Pushing for gender issues - Country: Jamaica Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Culture Name: Olivia Grange Party: JLP Percentage of Women: 40% Notes: Focus on women's representation - Country: Scotland Year: 2021 Position: First Minister Name: Nicola Sturgeon Party: SNP Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Strong emphasis on women's rights - Country: Wales Year: 2021 Position: First Minister Name: Mark Drakeford Party: Labour Percentage of Women: 43% Notes: Gains in female representation - Country: Cyprus Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Labor Name: Zeta Emilianidou Party: DISY Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Encouraging women's careers - Country: Liberia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Name: Williametta Piso Saydee-Tarr Party: Cllr Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Focus on gender empowerment - Country: Guyana Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Human Services Name: Dr. Vindhya Persaud Party: PPP/C Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Promoting women's rights in society - Country: Trinidad and Tobago Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Social Development Name: Donna Cox Party: PNM Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Promoting gender equality - Country: New Zealand Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Justice Name: Kiri Allan Party: Labour Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Strong emphasis on women's rights - Country: South Sudan Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Name: Hannah Drou Malek Party: Independent Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Continued development focus - Country: Sierra Leone Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs Name: Manty Tarawalli Party: SLPP Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Pushing for women's representation - Country: Brunei Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Education Name: Rahman Saad Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Non-proportional gender representation - Country: Vanuatu Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Health Name: Williame Tisakula Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Low historical representation of women - Country: Cuba Year: 2021 Position: Member of National Assembly Name: "Rosa Mar\xEDa Pay\xE1" Party: Cuban Communist Party Percentage of Women: 53% Notes: High female representation in assembly - Country: Mexico Year: 2021 Position: Deputy Name: Tatiana Clouthier Party: PAN Percentage of Women: 49% Notes: Significant push for gender parity - Country: Tuvalu Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Finance Name: Kausea Natano Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 0% Notes: Only one female MP - Country: Papua New Guinea Year: 2021 Position: Minister for Women Name: Delilah Gore Party: Pangu Party Percentage of Women: 22% Notes: Focus on empowerment - Country: Yemen Year: 2021 Position: Member of Parliament Name: Tahani al-Nasiri Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 5% Notes: Low female participation - Country: Benin Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Name: Fatouma Amadou Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Increasing focus on women's roles - Country: Senegal Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Name: Ndeye Saly Diop Party: PDS Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Efforts to boost women in politics - Country: Armenia Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Nikol Pashinyan Party: My Step Alliance Percentage of Women: 15% Notes: Focus on gender issues - Country: Mauritius Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Equality Name: Monica Kanyare Party: Labour Party Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Efforts to empower women - Country: Jersey Year: 2021 Position: Chief Minister Name: Kristina Moore Party: Jersey Liberal Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Strong representation for women - Country: Eswatini Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Sports Name: Michaela Hlophe Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Women in sports development - Country: Montenegro Year: 2021 Position: Deputy Prime Minister Name: Dritan Abazovic Party: Movement for Changes Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Increasing presence of women - Country: Singapore Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Trade and Industry Name: Gan Kim Yong Party: PAP Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Low female representation historically - Country: Seychelles Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Foreign Affairs Name: Sylvio Michel Party: LDS Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: High representation in parliament - Country: Tajikistan Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Labor Name: Sumangul Taghizoda Party: People's Democratic Party Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Efforts in women's empowerment - Country: Israel Year: 2021 Position: Member of Knesset Name: Ayelet Shaked Party: Yamina Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Increasing diversity in leadership - Country: Turkmenistan Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Labor Name: Myrmym Durdyeva Party: Democratic Party Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Low representation for women - Country: Comoros Year: 2021 Position: Member of National Assembly Name: Zahra Boussouf Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 10% Notes: Efforts and challenges in representation - Country: Dominican Republic Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Name: Janet Camilo Party: PLD Percentage of Women: 40% Notes: Work towards empowerment of women - Country: Samoa Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Name: Tupou Vika Party: HRPP Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Focus on increasing women's roles - Country: Thailand Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Labor Name: Suchada Charoenratanakul Party: Democrat Party Percentage of Women: 15% Notes: Historical low representation - Country: Vietnam Year: 2021 Position: Deputy Prime Minister Name: Vuong Dinh Hue Party: Party of Vietnam Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Growing representation - Country: Zimbabwe Year: 2021 Position: Member of Parliament Name: Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga Party: MDC Percentage of Women: 27% Notes: Efforts to increase participation - Country: Algeria Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Environment Name: Hakim Bouziane Party: FLN Percentage of Women: 32% Notes: Increasing focus on women's empowerment - Country: Maldives Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Equality Name: Zuhura C. Waheed Party: Maldivian Democratic Party Percentage of Women: 23% Notes: Efforts to boost representation - Country: South Sudan Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender and Social Welfare Name: Ariel M. Awar Party: Independent Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Women empowerment focus - Country: Sudan Year: 2021 Position: Member of Sovereign Council Name: Aisha Mohamed Ahmed Party: Independent Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Focus on women's rights - Country: Burundi Year: 2021 Position: Member of Parliament Name: "Eug\xE9nie Nahayo" Party: CNDD-FDD Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Increasing representation of women - Country: Timor-Leste Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion Name: Rita M. Soares Party: Fretilin Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Focus on gender equality - Country: Malaysia Year: 2021 Position: Deputy Minister Name: Siti Zailah Mohamed Sarwar Party: UMNO Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Focus on political representation - Country: Central African Republic Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women's Affairs Name: Marie Therese Funga Party: Independent Percentage of Women: 15% Notes: Challenges for women's empowerment - Country: Fiji Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Name: Bati Nanfasi Party: FijiFirst Percentage of Women: 38% Notes: Increased focus on women's issues - Country: Cook Islands Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Education Name: Tereapii Maki Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Efforts toward women's empowerment - Country: Papua New Guinea Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women Name: Ruth A. Kanyimbe Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Increased focus on women's participation - Country: Uzbekistan Year: 2021 Position: Deputy Prime Minister Name: Tanzila Narbayeva Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 35% Notes: Ongoing women's empowerment initiatives - Country: Sierra Leone Year: 2021 Position: Member of Parliament Name: Ruth Kanu Party: SLPP Percentage of Women: 25% Notes: Focus on female representation - Country: Luxembourg Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Xavier Bettel Party: Democratic Party Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Significant historical representation of women - Country: Vietnam Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Focus on women's issues - Country: Estonia Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Social Protection Name: Tamara Lenkov Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 35% Notes: Women working in ministry - Country: Sri Lanka Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Women and Child Affairs Name: P.S. Manel de Silva Party: SLPP Percentage of Women: 22% Notes: Focus on women's issues - Country: Singapore Year: 2021 Position: Minister for the Environment Name: Shawn D. Heng Party: PAP Percentage of Women: 43% Notes: Promoting gender equality - Country: Liechtenstein Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Family Name: Dominique Hasler Party: VLG Percentage of Women: 50% Notes: Female representation in governance - Country: Antigua and Barbuda Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Education Name: Michael Browne Party: ALP Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Increasing female political representation - Country: Guyana Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Education Name: Priya Manickchand Party: PPP/C Percentage of Women: 35% Notes: Focus on women's empowerment - Country: United States Year: 2021 Position: Senator Name: Elizabeth Warren Party: Democratic Percentage of Women: 26.6% Notes: Advocating women's rights - Country: South Korea Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Equality Name: Lee Eun-jung Party: DMZ Percentage of Women: 28% Notes: Focus on gender policies - Country: Albania Year: 2021 Position: Prime Minister Name: Edi Rama Party: Socialist Party Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Focus on promoting women in power - Country: Ghana Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Name: Lariba Zuwera Abudu Party: NDC Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Efforts to improve representation - Country: Malawi Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Gender Name: Mary Thipe Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 28% Notes: Gender representation in government roles - Country: Sudan Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Youth Name: Hanan Ibrahim Party: .nan Percentage of Women: 30% Notes: Efforts to empower women - Country: Venezuela Year: 2021 Position: Minister of Popular Power for Women Name: Marlene Cordero Party: United Socialist Party Percentage of Women: 37% Notes: Focus on gender equality - Country: Armenia Year: 2021 Position: Member of Parliament Name: Anna Mkrtchyan Party: Civil Contract Percentage of Women: 20% Notes: Promoting women's representation