all | Stats • Government | all • Government | Stats No. 109 Countries with legislated candidate quotas show women's representation in parliament is 5 percentage points higher than in countries without such quotas, improving gender parity in politics. UN Women Share this article The link has been copied! Source ▼ https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/facts-and-figures/facts-and-figures-womens-leadership-and-political-participation#:~:text=While%20most%20countries%20in,legislation%20%5B16%5D.&text=quotas%20have%20substantially%20contributed,legislation%20%5B16%5D.&text=legislated%20candidate%20quotas%2C%20women%E2%80%99s,legislation%20%5B16%5D.&text=points%20higher%20in%20parliaments,legislation%20%5B16%5D. #thefaxx Mar 11, 2025 - 1 min read