Statistics - Europe

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  1. Women elected Heads of State in the 20th century (December 31, 1994)
    • Europe: 3
      Ireland: Mary Robinson (1990- )
      Island: Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1980- )
      Yugoslavia: Milka Planinc
    • World: 9
      Sources: United Nations

  2. Women elected Heads of governments in the 20th century (December 1994)
    • Europe: 5
      France: Edith Cresson (1991-1992)
      Norway:Gro Harlem Brundtland (1981, 1986-1989, 1990- )
      Poland: Hanna Suchocka (1992-1993)
      Portugal: Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1981-1985)
      United Kingdom and Northern Ireland: Margareth Thatcher (1979-1980)
    • World : 15
      Sources: United Nations

  3. Countries where more than 15 % of the ministers or members of the government are women (1994)
    • Europe:
      Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italie, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland.
      Sources: United Nations

  4. Countries where there are no women among the ministers or the members of the government (1994)
    • Europe:
      Albania, Malta, Romania, Czek Republic, Ukrania.
      Sources: United Nations

  5. Percentage of women holding a management position in the public administration, by sector (1994)
    • Eastern Europe:
      Directors General: 3,9 %
      Economy: 5,1 %
      Law and Justice: 0,9 %
      Social Affairs: 10,3 %
      Politics: 0,6 %
    • Western Europe:
      Directors General: 7,8 %
      Economy: 8,0 %
      Law and Justice: 9,7 %
      Social Affairs: 18,7 %
      Politics: 7,7 %
      Sources: Worldwide Government Directory, 1994

  6. Average percentage of women in parliamentary assemblies (1987 & 1994)
    • Eastern Europe: 22 % (1987) ; 8 % (1994)
    • Western Europe: 13 % (1987) ; 17 % (1994)
      Sources: Wistat (United Nations)

  7. General women's representation among directors and senior managers (1980 & 1990)
    • Eastern Europe: 22 % (1980) ; 30 % (1990)
    • Western Europe: 12 % (1980) ; 18 % (1990)
      Sources: Wistat (United Nations)

  8. Countries where more than 25 % of directors and senior managers are women
    • Europe: 6 (Bulgaria, Finland,Germany, Hungaria, Norway, Sweden)
      Sources: Wistat (United Nations)

  9. Percentage of seats hold by women within legislative bodies (1994)
    • ALBANIA: 6 %
    • AUSTRIA: 21 %
    • BELARUS: 4 %
    • BELGIUM: 9 %
    • BOSNIA: 5 %
    • BULGARIA: 13 %
    • CROATIA: 6 %
    • CZECK REPUBLIC: 10 %
    • DENMARK: 33 %
    • ESTONIA: 14 %
    • FINLAND: 39%
    • FRANCE: 6 %
    • GERMANY: 21 %
    • GREECE: 6 %
    • HUNGARIA: 11 %
    • IRELAND: 12 %
    • ISLAND: 24 %
    • ITALY: 15 %
    • LATVIA: 15 %
    • LIECHTENSTEIN: 8 %
    • LITHUANIA: 7 %
    • LUXEMBURG: 20 %
    • MALTA: 2 %
    • MOLDOVA: 5 %
    • MONACO: 6 %
    • NETHERLANDS: 31 %
    • NORWAY: 39 %
    • POLAND: 13 %
    • PORTUGAL: 9 %
    • ROMANIA: 4 %
    • RUSSIA: 10 %
    • SAN MARINO: 12 %
    • SLOVAKIA: 18 %
    • SLOVENIA: 14 %
    • SPAIN: 16 %
    • SWEDEN: 34 %
    • SWITZERLAND: 18 %
    • UKRANIA: 4 %
    • UNITED KINGDOM: 9 %
    • YUGOSLAVIA: 3 %
      Sources: United Nations

  10. States which did not ratify the UN Convention for the elimination of all sorts of discrimination against women (October 1994)
    • (Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino

The statistics used here are from the United Nations, The World' Women 1995 - Trends and Statistics (United Nations publications, Sales No. E.95XII.2 (In French, F.95. XII.2) and are quoted with permission. Further information on United Nations gender statistics may be found at the United Nations Statistics Division's Internet home page http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd

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