Philippines leads ASEAN in women’s representation in government

The Philippines ranked 70^th* among 193 United Nations member states in the of the by think tank . On a scale of 0-100, where 100 represents women having at least 50% representation in all levels of government, the Philippines scored 30.8, ahed of other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states. The index measures the proportion of women’s representation in the government, which focuses on the numerical presence of women rather than their impact or policy preferences.