This lins graph illustrates the percentage of parliament’s members, particurly a female ones, in 5 different European countries including Germany, Italy, France, UK, Belgium since 2000 to 2012. Overview of early of recording time since 2000 to almost 2010, Germany was the country which had the biggest numbers of female parliament members. In 2000, the Germany’s female parliament members roughly accounted at 33 percents and continue rising every years to 2008, approximate at 37 percents. On the other hand, The UK female parliament members stay at 4 percents in 2000, which was the lowest number across 5 countries. However, that numbers had a significant climbing to 24 percents in 2012.
By the way, Italy also had the second biggest numbers by 23 percents, following Gemany. In Addition, the female parliament member of Italy was took over Germany in 2010, and became the biggest number, across 5 countries, counted at 40 percents in 2012. For France female parliament members accounted by 25 percents in 2000 and rising to reach at 32 percents in 2012, which the third place along this group.
Although all of 4 countries, as Germany, Italy, France and UK, had the upward trend of female parliament mamber during the recorded years, but opposite with the Belgium’s numbers which a upward trend from 17 percents to 24 percents during 2000 – 2008. However, the number was dropped to 23 percents in 2012.
In summary, there are 4 countries, Germany, Italy, France and UK, has a upward trend. In 2012, Italy has the highest numbers at around 40 percents ,but belgium and UK has the lowest numbers at 23 percents.