As of 2022, the share of women in senior ministerial roles (the Cabinet) in the United Kingdom was 26.1 percent, compared to 21.7 percent in 2021. Since 2004 the share of women in the UK cabinet has fluctuated quite a lot, 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 2023
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EIGE. (May 10, 2023). Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, 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 2023." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/
EIGE. (2023). Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. 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 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2023, 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 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], EIGE, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/