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SDG 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Equal leadership

Women in national parliaments

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life (5.5.1)

Arab region

18% of seats were held by women

+378% since 2000

European Union

32% of seats were held by women

+64% since 2000

World

25% of seats were held by women

+77% since 2000

Equal representation

Women in local government

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life (5.5.1)

Arab region

18% of women were represented in local government in 2019

European Union

35% of women were represented in local government in 2019

World

36% of women were represented in local government in 2019

Women in power

Women in managerial positions

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation (5.5.2)

Arab region

9% of women were represented in managerial positions in 2019

-5% since 2000

Europe

35% of women were represented in managerial positions in 2019

+15% since 2000

World

28%of women were represented in managerial positions in 2019

+11% since 2000

End Child Marriage

Married women before 18

Eliminate al harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation (5.3.1)

Arab region

20% of women were married before the age of 18 between 2019

Central Asia

8% of women were married before the age of 18 between 2019

World

20%of women were married before the age of 18 between 2019

End Child Marriage

Married women before 15

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation (5.3.1)

Arab region

5% of women were married before the age of 15 in 2019

Central Asia

0% of women were married before the age of 15 in 2019

World

5%of women were married before the age of 15 in 2019

Ensure access to sexual and reproductive health

Sexual and reproductive healthcare

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (5.6.1)

Arab region

59% of women made informed decisions regarding reproductive healthcare in 2020

Europe

81% of women made informed decisions regarding reproductive healthcare in 2020

World

55%of women made informed decisions regarding reproductive healthcare in 2020

Ensure access to sexual and reproductive health

Laws & sexual and reproductive healthcare

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (5.6.2)

Arab region

55% of laws and regulations guaranteed full access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, information and education in 2019

Europe

84% of laws and regulations guaranteed full access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, information and education in 2019

World

73%of laws and regulations guaranteed full access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, information and education in 2019