The statistic presents the results of a survey conducted in January and February 2018 to find out about the situation of women and gender (in)equality across 27 countries. In Brazil, male respondents guessed that approximately 18 percent of members of Congress were women. According to the source, around 11 percent of representatives in the Brazilian legislature were, in fact, women.
Perceptions on what percentage of members of Congress are women in Brazil as of 2018, by gender
The source worded the question as follows: "What percentage of MPs in [country] are women?".
* Respondents across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
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Ipsos. (March 5, 2018). Perceptions on what percentage of members of Congress are women in Brazil as of 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/814777/perceptions-share-women-congress-members-brazil/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on what percentage of members of Congress are women in Brazil as of 2018, by gender." Chart. March 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814777/perceptions-share-women-congress-members-brazil/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceptions on what percentage of members of Congress are women in Brazil as of 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814777/perceptions-share-women-congress-members-brazil/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on What Percentage of Members of Congress Are Women in Brazil as of 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814777/perceptions-share-women-congress-members-brazil/
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Perceptions on what percentage of members of Congress are women in Brazil as of 2018, by gender [Graph], Ipsos, March 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/814777/perceptions-share-women-congress-members-brazil/