As of 2024, the share of women in senior ministerial roles (the Cabinet) in the United Kingdom was 26.1 percent, compared to 30.4 percent in 2023. Since 2004, the share of women in the UK cabinet has fluctuated quite significantly, with 2006 and 2017 having the join-highest proportion of women in the cabinet at 34.8 percent.
Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024
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EIGE. (September 18, 2024). Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/
EIGE. "Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024." Chart. September 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/
EIGE. (2024). Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/
EIGE. "Proportion of Female Cabinet Members in Governments of The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/
EIGE, Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 [Graph], EIGE, September 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/