27 Countries Better Than America At Electing Women To Congress Or Parliament

27 Countries Better Than America At Electing Women
JIMBARAN, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 12: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivers her speech during the Bali Bombing 10th anniversary memorial service Garuda Wisnu Kencana on October 12, 2012 in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia. Thousands of family members, friends and general public gathered to remember the victims of the 2002 Kuta nightclub bombings which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. (Photo by Made Nagi - Pool/Getty Images)
JIMBARAN, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 12: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivers her speech during the Bali Bombing 10th anniversary memorial service Garuda Wisnu Kencana on October 12, 2012 in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia. Thousands of family members, friends and general public gathered to remember the victims of the 2002 Kuta nightclub bombings which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. (Photo by Made Nagi - Pool/Getty Images)

What do Rwanda, Afghanistan, and Iraq beat America at? Having women in congress or parliament, according to the World Bank. In fact, with only 18% of Congress made up of women, America is 91st in the world. Here are 27 countries ahead of the U.S.

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