EDIT: Nubian Soul <\/a>has a lot to say about the whole “first African woman leader<\/a>” talk. A fantastic history lesson which I wish I had seen before<\/i> I blogged this post!<\/b><\/p>\n

In the same week that the people of Liberia (and African\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s everywhere<\/a>) celebrate the country\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s (and the continent\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s) first woman president<\/a>, Rwanda leads the world in women\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s political representation. According to a Hansard Society <\/a>report, (Women at the Top 2005: Changing Numbers, Changing Politics?<\/a>) 48.8% <\/b> of all politicians in Rwanda are women. Mozambique\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s figure of 34.8% <\/b> places them third.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, not only does the United Kingdom have to contend falling out of the top 50 (19.8% places them at 51) but they also have to deal with the realisation that they have been out ranked by Iraq (31.5%) and Tunisa.<\/p>\n

The report which examines the presence and role of women in political life today is published on Thursday.<\/p>\n

[Via The Guardian<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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