Question

Women in Government
Country Total Number of Lower House Seats Number of Seats Occupied By Women Total Number of Upper House Seats Number of Seats Occupied By Women Total Number of Female Legislators
Belgium 150 57 71 29 86
Italy 630 136 321 61 197
South Africa 400 169 53 17 186
United States 432 73 100 17 90

Based on the information in this table, which country MOST supports female participation in the democratic process?
A) Italy
B) Belgium
C) South Africa
D) United States

Answer 1

Answer:

South Africa

Explanation:

The table implies that South Africa MOST supports female participation in the democratic process. You can draw this conclusion based on the fact that, given the size of its legislature, South Africa has the highest percentage of female members of any other nation on the table. This implies that women play a larger role in the democratic process of that country than the other countries. While Italy has more women involved, they constitute a far lower percentage than does South Africa.