The table illustrates the proportion of women in parliament and serving as a manager in 2000 in various countries, namely Canada, Norway, Tobago and Trinidad, Uruguay and Italy.
It is clear that the percentage of women was generally higher in management than in parliament across all five countries. Norway had the largest percent of female parliamentarians, whereas Uruguay had the smallest. Notably, Italy recorded the highest proportion of women in managerial roles.
In Norway, the percentage of women accounted for 36% in parliament,and over half of managers with 52% , followed by Canada with 28% in parliament and 37% in management. Although Italy recorded a lower percentage in parliament seats (at 10%) after Uruguay, it had the largest share of female managers, at 54%. Meanwhile, Uruguay had the smallest share of women in parliament, at just 8%.
As for the remaining countries, Canada reported 28% of parliamentary leaders who were held by women, and 37% of managers. In Tobago and Trinidad, women accounted for less than a fifth of parliamentary seats (19%) but twice as much in management (40%). Uruguay saw a significant difference in both aspects, with only 8% female parliamentarians and 37% female managers.