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United Nations Women

Context: UN Women’s latest publication, Women Political Leaders 2025, reveals that women’s political leadership in executive positions is not merely stagnating but also getting worse.

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  • Women are disappearing from global political leadership, with India among the countries with the lowest share of female cabinet ministers.
  • India ranks 174 out of 181, falling in the second-lowest category with just 2–9.9% women in political leadership.
  • Today, only 27 countries are led by a woman Head of State or Government, up from 21 countries five years ago, while 103 countries have never had a woman in the highest executive office.
  • As of January 1, 2025, only 22.9 percent of heads of Cabinet ministries were women, down from 23.3 percent in 2024.

  • The number of parity cabinets – those with at least 50 per cent women – has dropped from 15 last year to just 9.
  • At the same time, the number of countries with no women in ministerial roles has increased from 7 to 9 in the past year alone. 

Reasons for Decline:

  • Existing gender norms and practices significantly influence the allocation of cabinet portfolios. 
  • Men overwhelmingly hold Cabinet positions that determine national and global priorities, such as defence (87%), financial and fiscal affairs (84%) and foreign affairs (82%). 
  • Women are most frequently appointed to positions related to gender equality (87%) and family and children affairs (71%).  
  • The decline in the number of gender equality ministries, in 2020, there were approximately 80 ministries, decreasing to 76 in 2024 and 74 in 2025.

Additional Assessment:

  • The decline in representation is happening against a backdrop of global backlash against women’s rights.
  • It is compounded by widespread violence targeting women in politics both online and offline.
    This violence, spanning physical spaces and digital platforms alike, deters many women from entering or continuing careers in political leadership, undermining gender equality in representation.

Source: DOWN TO EARTH

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/india-among-countries-with-one-of-the-lowest-number-of-women-cabinet-ministers-un

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