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  "textContent": "\n\n**27.5%:** The _share_ of parliamentary seats women hold worldwide, as of Jan. 1, 2026, per a report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. It’s a modest gain – 0.3 points – from a year prior, but marks an overall slowdown since 2017. The Americas topped the list of regions with the highest share of female parliamentarians, with women making up 35.6% of members across all countries in the region.\n\n* * *\n\n**0.3:** The percentage-point _decrease_ in the global gender gap in 2025, according to a _report_ by the World Economic Forum. The report estimates that 68.8% of the gap has been closed, accounting for factors like economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment (100% implies full gender parity). While no country has achieved this, Iceland _continues_ to lead the world as the only economy to close over 90% of its gender gap to date.\n\n**13:** The _number_ of United Nations member countries, out of a total of 193, with female heads of state. Ten of the current female leaders are their countries’ first in modern times. Among them are **Mia Mottley** , who was reelected last month as prime minister of Barbados, and **Sanae Takaichi** , who became Japan’s first female prime minister in 2025.\n\nFor more on the role of women in global leadership, make sure to check out GZERO’s _interview_ with the United Nations’ **Annemarie Hou** at the 2026 Munich Security Conference on how women leaders are shaping foreign policy and peace.",
  "title": "Hard numbers, in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8"
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