Rwanda leads not just Africa, but the world; nine countries in the world do not have a single woman parliamentarian in their legislative houses – these are Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman, and six other tiny island nations.
Death Penalty, Gay Rights Tell You Lots About Women’s Rights
It’s a hazard, but one good way to figure out if an African country has a high level of representation for women in official public life, is to check its attitude toward gays.
African Parliaments With Highest Percentage Of Women, 2008
Rwanda has the continent’s (and the world’s) highest percentage of women in Parliament; generally, East African countries score highly.