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1952 Bolivia**, Côte d’Ivoire, Greece, Lebanon 1970 Andorra (to vote), Democratic Republic of

1953 Bhutan, Guyana (to vote), Mexico (to stand the Congo (to stand for election),Yemen
for election), Syrian Arab Republic** (Arab Republic)
1954 Belize, Colombia, Ghana 1971 Switzerland

1955 Cambodia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Honduras, 1972 Bangladesh
Nicaragua, Peru 1973 Andorra (to stand for election), Bahrain,
1956 Benin, Comoros, Egypt, Gabon, Mali, Mau- San Marino (to stand for election)
ritius, Somalia 1974 Jordan, Solomon Islands
1957 Malaysia, Zimbabwe (to vote)** 1975 Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao
1958 Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Lao P.D.R., Tome and Principe,Vanuatu
Nigeria (South) 1976 Portugal**
1959 Madagascar, San Marino (to vote),Tunisia, 1977 Guinea Bissau
United Republic of Tanzania 1978 Nigeria (North), Republic of Moldova,
1960 Canada (to stand for election)**, Cyprus, Zimbabwe (to stand for election)
Gambia,Tonga 1979 Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Fed. States),
1961 Bahamas*, Burundi, El Salvador (to stand Palau
for election), Malawi, Mauritania, Paraguay, 1980 Iraq,Vanuatu
Rwanda, Sierra Leone
1984 Liechtenstein, South Africa (Coloureds and
1962 Algeria, Australia**, Monaco, Uganda, Indians)
Zambia
1986 Central African Republic, Djibouti (to
1963 Afghanistan, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, stand for election)
Fiji, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya,
1989 Namibia
Morocco, Papua New Guinea (to stand for
1990 Samoa
election)
1993 Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova
1964 Bahamas**, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Papua
New Guinea (to vote), Sudan 1994 South Africa (Blacks)
1965 Botswana, Lesotho Women in Kuwait do not yet have the right to vote or to
1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo (to vote), stand for election. In the United Arab Emirates, where
Ecuador**, Kiribati,Tuvalu,Yemen (D.P. R.) the Parliament is officially appointed, neither men nor
women have the right to vote or to stand for election.
1968 Nauru, Swaziland
* Right subject to conditions or restrictions
** Restrictions or conditions lifted

primary elections in 1992 and women holding just 17 Outlook for Women’s
percent of U.S. legislative seats. Among European Political Activism
nations Germany has a good track record, having The goal of most feminists in liberal-minded countries is
granted women the vote in 1919 and with just over 73 to encourage women around the globe to participate in
percent of women voting by 1990 and 28 percent of the voting process, to increase the number of women
legislative seats held by women. political officeholders, to create and pass laws that