Government | Stats

Local governments with a female leader adopted 29.2% more community energy policies than communities with male leaders. Binghamton University and State University of New York Stu, 2021.dy

Women are agents of change in their families, communities and countries. Increasing the voice and participation of women in politics is essential for advancing issues of importance to women on national agendas, with benefits for both women and men and girls, OECD, n.d.

“The mountain of evidence keeps growing. Women leaders outperform. Especially during a crisis.” Why Women Mean Business, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox.

Nations with greater female representation in positions of power have smaller climate footprints. The Future We Choose, Christiana Figueres + Tom Rivett-Carnac.

In a recent pew poll of perceived leadership qualities—women scored higher than men on 9 out of ten political leadership qualities. PEW Research Survey, 2018.

Countries with higher proportions of women in their national legislative bodies are more likely to approve environmental agreements. European Investment Group, n.d.

There's a strong, negative and statistically significant relationship between the proportion of women in a country’s legislature and the level of corruption. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 2021.

When women are well represented in governing bodies, the overall quality of governance tends to rise and levels of corruption tend to sink. Science Daily, 2018.

Societies with greater gender equality have higher gains in poverty reduction, environmental sustainability, consumer choice + innovation. World Economic Forum, 2024.

In an analysis of 125+ Countries—corruption is lower in Countries where more womxn are parlimentarians. — Science Daily