Women deeply under-represented in gov't leadership roles: UN

GENEVA, March 8: More women than ever hold political decision-making posts worldwide but gender parity is still far off, according to a report jointly released Tuesday by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Women.

The report, presenting the latest rankings and regional distribution of women in executive positions and national parliaments as of Jan. 1 of this year, showed the number of women in political leadership roles has increased overall.