The statistical board compares the proportions of women holding seats and managing positions in five different countries in 2000.
Overall, women were more strongly respresented in management than in parliament in every country. Norway had the highest proportion of female parliamentarians, while Italy recorded the largest share of women in management despite having one of the lowest figures for parliament. Uruguay had the lowest female representation in parliament.
In terms of parliament, Norway ranked first, with women holding 36% of seats. Occupying the second position was Canada, whose figure stood at 28%, while the number for Tobago and Trinidad was lower, at 19%. By contrast, Uruguay and Italy had much smaller proportions, at 10% and 8%, respectively.
The pattern for management was quite different. Italy had the highest figure, at 54% just ahead of Norway at 52%. Trinidad and Tobago recorded a relatively strong result, with women making up 40% of managers. At the bottom of the list came Canada and Uruguay, as their corresponding figures both stood at 37%. The largest gap between the two areas was seen in Italy, where the percentage of female managers was 44 points higher than that was in parliament’s statistics.