Publications

The IPU's annual publication looks at progress and setbacks of the representation of women in parliament.

The IPU-UN Women map, presents global rankings for women in executive and government positions as of 1 January 2026.

The 15th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament (15SWSP) was held on 28 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, on the theme Leading for inclusive and lasting peace.

The IPU Plan of action for gender parity in parliaments is a roadmap to achieve 50:50 representation, equal power and a parity-based political culture in legislatures worldwide.

The IPU’s ‘Achieving gender equality, action by action’ campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

Since 2016, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has been gathering testimonies from women working in parliaments, shedding light on the persistent hostility they face in the political arena.

The IPU-UN Women map, presents global rankings for women in executive and government positions as of 1 January 2025.

A new IPU report analysing three decades of women in national parliaments reveals that the percentage of seats held by women has risen from 11.3% in 1995 to 27.2% in 2025.

In 2023, progress on women’s representation in parliament was slow and mixed.

In 2003, the IPU and the United Nations published

The IPU-UN Women map, presents global rankings for women in executive and government positions as of 1 January 2023.