Gender Equality Data
Current Women Heads of State and Government
Gender Equality in Numbers
Global % of women in national parliaments (2025)
Global heads of state or government by gender (2025)
Number of countries that have never had a female head of state or government: 107 countries
Recent Reports on Gender Equality
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):
Development Finance for Gender Equality 2024
This report offers an overview of international development finance, aid and beyond, aimed at advancing gender equality. It analyses the data collected by the OECD to explore trends, uncover details, identify possible drivers, and suggest areas where finance can be better used to support gender equality.
Toolkit for Mainstreaming and Implementing Gender Equality 2023
The Toolkit for Mainstreaming and Implementing Gender Equality 2023 is a practical resource to help governments, parliaments and judiciaries implement the OECD Recommendation on Gender Equality in Public Life.
Reporting Gender Pay Gaps in OECD Countries
This report presents the most thorough stocktaking to date of gender pay gap reporting policies and evaluations across OECD countries, and offers guidance to countries interested in introducing, reforming and monitoring their pay transparency systems to promote equal pay for women and men.
Joining Forces for Gender Equality
This publication analyses developments and policies for gender equality, such as gender mainstreaming and budgeting, reforms to increase fathers’ involvement in parental leave and childcare, pay transparency initiatives to tackle gender pay gaps, and systems to address gender-based violence.
G7 Gender Equality Implementation Report 2023
The report presents good practices and progress made by the G7 in meeting commitments related to gender equality made during G7 Presidencies since 2017. The report aims to inform future G7 decision-making on gender equality.
World Bank Group (WBG):
Women, Business and the Law 2024
Women, Business and the Law 2024 is the 10th in a series of annual studies measuring the enabling conditions that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies
From Patriarchy to Policy: Norms, Votes, and Gender Equal Laws
Using cross-country data on social norms and legal equality, this paper investigates the socio-cultural roots of gender inequity in the legal system and its implications for female labor force participation.
Gender Equality in Development: A Ten-Year Retrospective
This retrospective report explores global progress and lessons learned over the past 10 years in promoting gender equality.
United Nations (UN) Women:
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2024
Covering all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the report highlights new data and evidence on gender equality trends and gaps. It finds that the world is still falling short on its commitments to women and girls.
UN Women Highlights 2024–2025
This brochure presents selected content from UN Women’s annual Highlights 2024–2025. It offers compelling results from the past year and the considerable legacy of UN Women’s first 15 years.
Generation Equality accountability report 2024
The third edition of the “Generation Equality accountability report” presents findings from the 2024 Commitments Reporting Survey.
Beijing+30 Action Agenda: For ALL women and girls
Based on evidence from the thirtieth anniversary review of progress on the Beijing Platform for Action, including the national reports of 159 Member States and consultation with partners, UN Women has defined a Beijing+30 Action Agenda.
Women’s rights in review 30 years after Beijing
The UN Secretary-General’s report on the 30-year review and appraisal of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action reflects global, regional, and national reviews of 159 countries, summarizing progress and priorities for further action.
Inter-Parliamentary Union:
Women in parliament 1995-2025
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.
World Economic Forum:
Global Gender Gap Report 2025
The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (subindexes): Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
European Institute for Gender Equality:
Gender Equality Index 2024: Sustaining momentum on a fragile path
Since 2010, the Gender Equality Index has set a benchmark for equality between women and men to guide decision-makers on policies and goals for a more balanced and inclusive society across the EU by highlighting what is working and where, and what is not working.