UNITED NATIONS, United States — The number of women wielding political power worldwide has stagnated, new data released Wednesday at the United Nations showed in findings that UN Women called troubling. Most women ministers in the world hold the environment, energy or natural resources portfolios, followed closely by social affairs. Finland and Cape Verde, which have had high rates of women ministers, dropped significantly. Women are also losing ground in Africa, but there were big gains for women in elections in Pacific island-states. The data was released during the Commission on the Status of Women, a two-week UN conference aimed at taking stock of progress toward gender equality.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2017 00:09 UTC