Over 150 countries are covered in this data collection on women's inclusion in parliamentary bodies from 1945 to 2003. Pamela Paxton of The Ohio State University compiled information on female suffrage, the first female member of parliament, yearly percentages, and milestone achievements. The dataset facilitates cross-national investigation of factors explaining women's attainment of political power.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in women's political representation based on yearly percentages of women in parliaments
- Study the impact of female suffrage on parliamentary composition based on suffrage information
- Identify factors influencing milestone achievements based on data on reaching 10%, 20%, and 30% of a legislature
- Cross-national comparison of women attaining highly-visible political positions based on records of prime ministers, presidents, or heads of parliament
Strengths
- Data spans 58 years from 1945 to 2003
- Coverage includes over 150 countries
- Contains multiple metrics: yearly percentages, milestone dates, and key political positions
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- Pamela Paxton, The Ohio State University
- Time Range
- 1945-2003
- Geography
- Over 150 countries