But the number of countries where women hold half or more of ministerial portfolios dropped from 14 to 13. Twelve countries have no women ministers at all — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Yemen. “I think many Jamaican women looked up to Kamala Harris as a model and were spurred to go into politics,” he said. Mongolia had the biggest increase of women ministers in the region, jumping from 6.7% to 18.8%. She also urged countries to reconsider minimum age requirements for legislators, which in many countries is 35 years old, to encourage the participation of younger women in politics.

Source: Ethiopian News March 10, 2021 21:56 UTC