Metadata Sub-indicator 5.5.1.2. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (senate)

Goal

Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Target

Target 5.5. Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.

Indicator

Indicator 5.5.1. Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 5.5.1.2. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (senate)

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
  • European (sdg_05_50)
  • National
Definition

Proportion of seats held by women in the Senate expressed as a percentage of the number of seats occupied.

Calculation method

\[PESM=\frac{ES_{mujeres}}{ES} \cdot 100 \]Where: \(ES_{mujeres}\)is the number of Senate seats occupied by women and \(ES\)is the number of total Senate seats.

Unit of measure

Percentage of female senators

Periodicity

Annual

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Level of Government

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

No

Responsible institution
Date of the last metadata update

15/12/2021

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

IPU, UN Women

Observations

Administrative data that do not correspond to any statistics of the National Statistical Plan These indicators are included in the statistical operation "Women and Men in Spain" of the INE