Gender Quotas Database
Korea, Dem. People's Republic of
Eastern Asia
No legislated or voluntary party quotas.
At a glance
| Structure of parliament | Unicameral |
Are there legislated quotas
Are there voluntary quotas?
| Is there additional information? | No |
Single / Lower House
Choe Go In Min Hoe Ui / Supreme People's Assembly
| Total seats | 687 |
| Total women | 112 |
| Percentage of women | 16% |
| Gender Quota target | |
| Election year | 2014 |
| Electoral system | TRS |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| No data available. | ||
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
Additional information
-Sources
-Additional reading
- Kim, Wonhong, Haeyoung Kim, and Eunkyung Kim. 2001. ‘Measures to Increase the Number of Females in the Decision-Making Positions in Political Parties.’ Women's Studies Forum 17. p. 5.
- Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1997a. Men and Women in Politics: Democracy Still in the Making, A World Comparative Study. Geneva: Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- Kim, Won-hong. 1996. ‘Supportive Measures of Political Parties for Increasing Women's Participation in Politics.’ Women's Studies Forum. 12. p. 49.
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