Who Runs the World?... Not Women

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Council on Foreign Relations

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🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Female representation in politics leads to numerous benefits, but the vast majority of the world’s most powerful politicians are men. Using the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women’s Power Index tool to track women’s leadership across the globe, this episode examines the problems that arise from a shortage of female leaders. Featured Guests: Sandra Pepera (Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic Institute) Linda Robinson (Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy) For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/who-runs-world-not-women

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0:00.0	While women make up over half the world population, only 26% of the world's politicians are women.
0:09.0	When you have a legislative body that is mostly made up of white males is that really
0:14.5	representative of our good old US OBA I don't think so.
0:17.7	Women around the world are subjected to physical sexual economic and
0:21.2	psychological violence for choosing to participate in politics.
0:24.8	Women should not be in positions of leadership because we think emotionally,
0:28.0	we do not think rationally, logically.
0:31.0	I am honored to address you today as President of the General Assembly.
0:35.0	It is time to confront the epidemic of violence against women.
0:40.0	And this means closing the gender gaps that have festered for far too long to the detriment of far too
0:46.5	many and to society itself. This week world leaders are converging on New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
1:02.0	And as they discuss the war in Ukraine, for the United Nations General Assembly.
1:02.8	And as they discuss the war in Ukraine,
1:05.2	a year of record climate effects and the state of the global economy,
1:09.2	the dais will once again be dominated by men.
1:13.6	According to data collected by CFR's Women and Foreign Policy
1:16.7	program, only 26 of 193 UN member countries
1:22.3	have a female head of state.
1:24.2	Even fewer have cabinets or legislatures
1:26.9	with equal representation.
1:28.7	At a time when the conversation about equity
1:30.8	has grown more sophisticated than ever before.
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