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Millennium Development Goals
3:PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND
EMPOWER WOMEN
“To eliminate Gender disparity in all levels of
education by 2015,based on the ratios of
girls to boys in primary, secondary and
tertiary education, increase the number of
women in paid employment outside the
agricultural sector, and increase the number
of female MP’s.”
Women only make up 17% of the
Parliamentarians World wide.
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Women's Representation in the
Scottish Parliament.
Overall – 45 women in 129 seats (34.8%)
SNP- 19 women in 69 seats (27.5%)
Labour- 17 women in 37 seats (45.9%)
Conservatives- 6 women in 15 seats (40%)
Liberals- 1 women in 5 seats (20%)
Greens- 1 women in 2 seats (50%)
The only independent Is a women.
Global Community Links
Ups and Downs…
The Number of women in the Scottish Parliament
has Risen since the 2007 election from 43 to 45.
However, this is still not as high as it was in 2003
where 39 % of the MSPs in Parliament were
women.
Global Community Links
Local Council Representation
22 % of the Local
Councillors are women out
of 1222 in total
Global Community Links

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  • 1. Millennium Development Goals 3:PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN “To eliminate Gender disparity in all levels of education by 2015,based on the ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education, increase the number of women in paid employment outside the agricultural sector, and increase the number of female MP’s.” Women only make up 17% of the Parliamentarians World wide. Global Community Links
  • 2. Women's Representation in the Scottish Parliament. Overall – 45 women in 129 seats (34.8%) SNP- 19 women in 69 seats (27.5%) Labour- 17 women in 37 seats (45.9%) Conservatives- 6 women in 15 seats (40%) Liberals- 1 women in 5 seats (20%) Greens- 1 women in 2 seats (50%) The only independent Is a women. Global Community Links
  • 3. Ups and Downs… The Number of women in the Scottish Parliament has Risen since the 2007 election from 43 to 45. However, this is still not as high as it was in 2003 where 39 % of the MSPs in Parliament were women. Global Community Links
  • 4. Local Council Representation 22 % of the Local Councillors are women out of 1222 in total Global Community Links