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Dec 28, 2024 | bbc.com | Vibeke Venema |Stephanie Hegarty |Leoni Robertson

Growth of women in power grinds to near-halt in a mega-election year29 December 2024Vibeke Venema, Stephanie Hegarty and Leoni RobertsonBBCNearly half the world's population - 3.6 billion people - had major elections in 2024, but it was also a year that saw the slowest rate of growth in female representation for 20 years. Twenty-seven new parliaments now have fewer women than they did before the elections - countries such as the US, Portugal, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and South Africa.