As of the second quarter of 2021, the share of women in senior ministerial roles (the Cabinet) in the United Kingdom was 21.7 percent, the lowest it has been since 2019. 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 2021
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EIGE. (November 18, 2021). Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, 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 2021." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/
EIGE. (2021). Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870238/proportion-of-women-in-uk-cabinets/ (last visited May 28, 2022)