The low participation of women in politics is a global issue. Irrespective of political structures and democracy indexes, almost every country faces this problem. The government and parliament should reflect the full picture of society. Despite this, women are still under-represented in leadership positions.
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The question isn’t why Women are underrepresented the question is why women choose not to run or apply for these positions. If someone is holding a gun to women’s heads and says they cant run for positions, if so then that’s a different story. The real answer is already in front of you, most women don’t want to do that job. I think women are underrepresented in the armed forces, why not have them serve on the front lines, draft and all that comes with being a man. We want equality right? Sweden is a good example, they tried to go the feminist route and become moreegalitarian. However, it didnt work the way they wanted it to, the differences between the sexes in Sweden grew, more women wanted to do more jobs that had historically female occupants. So just come out and say it that you want posh cushy positions of power as a feminist but you cant figure out why you cant get them in large numbers? Because most women dont want to have those jobs. Its not because the men are saying no, its because the women dont want to be in charge of countries. Only a certain percentage do, and most of the time they do a damn good job. Ask yourself why there aren’t a lot of women plumbers, electricians, or mechanics? Why are you not asking about those jobs? Why just the governmental poshy jobs? Oh yeah, you wouldn’t want to have to clean someones filth.