The line graph illustrates the percentage of female members of parliament in 5 selected European countries from 2000 to 2012.
Overall, there was an increase in the proportion of females in all given countries, With the UK witnessing the most dramatic rise. Nevertheless, it consistently had the lowest figure throughout the period.
The percentage of positions in parliament held by women in Germany started at nearly 35), after which it experienced a steady rise to around 36% in 2012. Similarly, the figures for Italy and the UK saw the same changes to a greater extent, which grew significantly from just over 25% to nearly 40% and from just under 5% to approximately 27% respectively.
Exactly 25% of French female parliament in the first year, with a subsequent jump to reach speak at about 37% in 2004, before ending at 32%. Meanwhile, the figure for Belgium grew steadily from about 17% to 27 for the first 4 years then leveled off from 2004 onwards.
