Australia Governance: Policy and Institutions
Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments
AU: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments data was reported at 38.000 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 38.411 % for 2023. AU: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments data is updated yearly, averaging 26.000 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2024, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.411 % in 2023 and a record low of 15.541 % in 1998. AU: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Policy and Institutions. Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.;Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (www.ipu.org). For the year of 1998, the data is as of August 10, 1998.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: Women are vastly underrepresented in decision making positions in government, although there is some evidence of recent improvement. Gender parity in parliamentary representation is still far from being realized. Without representation at this level, it is difficult for women to influence policy. This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 5.5.1 (a). [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 38.411 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
View Australia's Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments from 1997 to 2023 in the chart:
Women Business and the Law Index Score: scale 1-100
AU: Women Business and the Law Index Score: scale 1-100 data was reported at 96.875 NA in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 96.875 NA for 2022. AU: Women Business and the Law Index Score: scale 1-100 data is updated yearly, averaging 78.125 NA from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 96.875 NA in 2023 and a record low of 54.375 NA in 1975. AU: Women Business and the Law Index Score: scale 1-100 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Policy and Institutions. The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity. Overall scores are calculated by taking the average score of each index (Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets and Pension), with 100 representing the highest possible score.;World Bank: Women, Business and the Law. https://wbl.worldbank.org/;;1. For the reference period, WDI and Gender Databases take the data coverage years instead of reporting years used in WBL (https://wbl.worldbank.org/). For example, the data for YR2020 in WBL (report year) corresponds to data for YR2019 in WDI and Gender Databases. 2. The 2024 Women, Business and the Law (WBL) report has introduced two distinct datasets, labeled as 1.0 and 2.0. The WBL data in the Gender database is based on the dataset 1.0. This dataset maintains consistency with the indicators used in previous WBL reports from 2020 to 2023. In contrast, the WBL 2.0 dataset includes new areas of childcare and safety. For those interested in exploring the WBL 2.0 dataset, it is available on the WBL website at https://wbl.worldbank.org.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 96.875 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |