How many more women need to be a senator to achieve gender equality?

Factful math: Grade 4th-6th

Math skills: Division / Percentage

Related issues: Gender Equality

The United States ranked 17th for gender equality in the world in 2022.

There are 24 women serving as U.S. senators. To achieve gender equality, how many more women need to be a senator? The Senate is composed of 100 senators.

  1. 26
  2. 50
  3. 76

ANSWER  1

100 x 0.5 (50%) = 50

50 – 24 = 26

Source: World Economic Forum, 2022. Global Gender Gap Report 2022