Perceptions on how many women are members of Congress in Peru 2018

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 Peru, female respondents guessed that approximately 24 percent of members of Congress were women. According to the source, around 28 percent of representatives in the Peruvian legislature were, in fact, women.

Perceptions on what percentage of members of Congress are women in Peru as of 2018, by gender

Characteristic	Share of female Congress members
Female respondents' guess	24%
Male respondents' guess	28%
Actual percentage	28%

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Release date

March 2018

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Region

Peru

Survey time period

January 26 to February 9, 2018

Number of respondents

19,428 respondents*

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

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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