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Gender equality - Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments

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Percent of Women in the US Congress

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Year Value
1999-2001 12.1
2001-2003 13.6
2003-2005 13.8
2005-2007 15.3
2007-2009 16.4
2009-2011 16.8
2011-2013 16.8
2013-2015 18.7
2015-2017 19.4
2017-2019 20.6
2019-2021 23.7

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.

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Actual indicator available - description
Date of national source publication
Method of computation
Periodicity Annual
Scheduled update by national source
U.S. method of computation
Comments and limitations
Date metadata updated June 2019
Disaggregation geography
Unit of measurement Percent
Disaggregation categories
International and national references
Time period
Scheduled update by SDG team

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
Target name Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Global indicator description The indicator would measure the proportion of seats held by women across local government, compared with men holding those seats, in each reporting country.
UN designated tier 1 (a) 2 (b)
UN custodial agency IPU, UN Women (Partnering Agencies: World Bank)
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Organisation Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University
Agency Staff Name OMB
Agency Survey Dataset http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/women-us-congress-2019;
Notes
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Link to data source http://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/WIC/Historical-Data/Women-Representatives-and-Senators-by-Congress/ opens in a new window