In 76% of countries women are as likely as men to request information from a government agency. In 64% of countries women are as likely as men to attend a community meeting, and in 86% of countries women are as likely as men to file an official complaint about the quality of a public service. However, in half of all countries surveyed, women tend to be less aware than men of laws supporting their right to access government-held information.
The following pie charts depict the differences in men’s and women’s experiences with the government. Below each set of charts is a list of the countries where statistically significant gender differences do occur. In some countries, women do not engage with the government as much as men, and from a global perspective, women are less aware than men of right to information laws. However, for other questions related to peoples’ experiences with the government, gender differences are not statistically significant, indicating women are as likely as men to request information from a government agency, attend a community meeting, or file an official complaint about the quality of a public service.
Sources: WJP Open Government Index 2015 (www.worldjusticeproject.org)