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Women in public Life—Asia And Pacific

Country/ Area %Parmty. Seats occupy. By women Women in decision-makin0g positions in government ministries Admin. & managrl workers, %women 1985/92 Prof Staff in UN JUNE30, 1993 Year of entry into force of CEDAW, 31st Oct.1994
Lower chamber-1987 Upper chamber-1994 Lower chamber 1994 % positions filled  by women 1987  Ministrial level 1994 Sub-ministrial level positions 1994 Total No % women
Ministl level Sub -ministl level Total   No. % filled by women TotalNo. % filled by women
Afganistan … … …. 0 … 37 0 12 0 1 9 0 ….
Armenia .. .. 3 … .. 31 3.2 53 1.9 … 0 … 1993
Azerbaijan .. … 2 .. .. 21 4.8 39 0 … 0 … ..
Bahrain .. .. .. 0 3.9 20 0 41 0 8 0 … ..
Bangladesh 9 .. 10 2.8 0 25 8 56 5 13 0 1984
Bhutan 1 .. 0 28.6 0 9 22.2 11 0 .. 4 0 1981
Brunei Darussalam … … … 0 0 13 0 27 0 11 0 .. ..
Combodia .. .. 4 .. .. 26 0 85 7.1 .. 2 0 1992
China 21 .. 21 0 3 50 6 225 4 12 43 37.2 1981
Cyprus 2 .. 5 6.7 0 15 6.7 27 3.7 10 5 0 1985
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East Timor .. .. .. … .. . … … … .. .. . ..
Georgia .. .. 6 .. .. 19 0 36 2.8 .. 0 .. 1994
Hong Kong .. … .. .. … … … … …. 16 .. .. …
India 8 7 7 0 5.7 34 2.9 138 7.2 2 42 23.8 1993
Indonesia 12 .. 12 4.9 0 34 5.9 122 0.8 7 6 33.3 1984
Iran(Islamic Rep. Of 1 .. 4 0 0 35 0 182 0.5 3 19 31.6 ..
Iraq 13 .. 11 0 0 31 0 42 0 13 12 16.7 1986
Israel 8 .. 9 3.2 11.4 23 4.3 41 4.9 16 15 33.3 1991
Jordon .. 5 1 0 .. 32 3.1 1 0 5 15 6.7 1992
Kazkhstan .. .. 11 .. .. 33 6.1 40 0 48 0 .. ..
Korea, D People's R. 21 .. 20 .. .. 83 0 156 1.9 4 0 .. ..
Korea,Republic of 3 .. 1 .. .. 26 3.8 108 0 4 1 100 1985
Kuwait .. … 0 0 3.5 21 0 8 0 5 0 .. 1994
Kyrgyzstan .. … 6 .. .. 22 0 11 9.1 .. 0 .. ..
Lao People's Dem. Rep. .. .. 9 0 1.3 24 0 44 4.5 .. 1 0 1981
Lebanon .. .. 2 0 0 35 0 9 0 .. 20 .. ..
Macau .. .. .. … … .. .. … .. 10 … .. ..
Malaysia 5 20 6 0 2.1 28 7.1 53 0 12 15 20 …
Maldives .. … 4 0 11.6 20 5 73 5.5 14 0 .. 1993
Mongolia 25 … 4 0 0 21 0 4 0 .. 1 100 1981
Myanmar .. .. .. .. .. 34 0 38 0 12 6 0 ..
Nepal 6 0 3 0 3.4 15 0 68 0 23 8 0 1991
Oman .. .. .. 0 0.9 24 0 132 1.5 .. 2 50 ..
Pakistan 9 1 2 0 3.8 28 3.6 100 1 3 13 23.1 ….
Philippines 9 17 11 10 11.5 26 7.7 79 11.4 28 71 57.7 1981
Qatar … … .. 0 0 19 0 34 2.9 1 1 0 ..
Saudi Arabia .. … .. 0 1 34 0 111 0 0 4 100 …
Singapore 4 .. 4 0 0 16 0 48 4.2 16 11 63.6 ..
Sri Lanka 2 .. 5 5.1 1.2 31 3.2 119 5.9 25 9 22.2 1981
Syrian Arab republic 9 .. 8 0 0 42 7.1 49 0 3 9 0 ..
Tajikistan .. … 3 … … 35 2.9 72 6.9 … 0 … 1993
Thailand 3 3 4 0 4.3 27 0 63 1.6 22 28 53.6 1985
Turkey 1 .. 2 0 0 38 5.3 42 0 4 11 27.3 1986
Turkmenistan .. … 5 … … 32 3.1 12 0 .. 0 .. ..
United Arab Emirates 0 .. 0 0 0 27 0 23 0 2 1 100 ..

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