Trinidad and Tobago

Despite the increasing participation of women in public life, gender-equal democracy, which includes gender parity (50/50) in elected positions worldwide, is far from being achieved, both at the national and local government levels. While most seats are still occupied by men globally, the region leads the way toward parliamentary parity. Women legislators in lower or single chambers have gradually increased in recent years in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, considering the variation in results across countries with recent elections, it is estimated that it will take more than 40 years to achieve parity in national parliaments. This indicator is part of the global framework for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the set of prioritized indicators for monitoring the SDG in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Definition
It corresponds to the proportion of seats occupied by women in the national parliament, derived by dividing the total number of seats occupied by women by the total number of seats in the parliament. The result is expressed in percentages. The indicator is obtained from databases of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which is updated annually on January 1. Data is available from the year 2000 to the latest year.