The line graph represents the proportion of women who were members of parliament in 5 European countries over a period of 12 years, commencing from 2000.

The line graph represents the proportion of women who were members of parliament in 5 European countries over a period of 12 years, commencing from 2000. Overall, except for Belgium, all the remaining countries underwent a constant upward trend. Notably, the UK witnessed the most impressive rise in women’s rate over the frame shown. Germany whose nearly one third of the total members were female was ranked first. This was followed by Itably which attained approximately 26%. The figures for both countries slowly increased between 2000 and 2008. While the former reached about 37% in 2012, the latter stayed nearly 40%, which overtook Germany’s first position. Throughout the given period, the percentage of the French female members climbed significantly, from precisely 25% to nearly 32%. Notwithstanding its sharp rise, it remained in the third position after 12 years. In terms of Belgium, its record went up dramatically, before leveling off at roughly 25% until 2008. In the UK, the number of female members enjoyed a ceiling trend, reaching exactly 20% in 2008. Interestingly, these countries shared a comparable figure at about 23% at the end of the time span.