India, March 12 -- Only 28 countries are currently led by a woman, while 101 have never had a female head of state or government

New UN Women and IPU data shows women hold just 22.4% of cabinet posts and 27.5% of parliamentary seats worldwide

The figures point to stalled progress - and in some areas regression - in women's political leadership

Women remain far from equal political power across the world, with only 28 countries currently led by a woman and 101 countries having never had a female head of state or government, according to new data released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women.

The figures, published on March 11, 2026 during the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, underline wh...