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Statistics on Women and Gender : Politics

Gender statistics and data within general statistical resources as well as resources entirely on women/gender topics

Politics

Women in National Parliaments by the Inter-Parliamentary Union

OnlineWomeninPolitics.org (the Asia Pacific Online Network of Women in Politics, Governance and Transformative Leadership) statistics page gathers links to women's participation in politics, governance, and decision-making. 

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research for polling data. Includes many archived studies and links to other survey research organizations

Europa Public Opinion Analysis offers summaries and reports of polling surveys sponsored by the European Commission since 1973. 

World Values Survey covers many topics.

PollingReport.com is an independent, nonpartisan resource on American Public Opinion, published in Washington, D.C. Some of the polls include breakdowns by gender.

Engaging Men: Initial Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (2011) from The International Center for Research on Women.

World's Women and Girls (2011) data sheet by the Population Reference Bureau

Gender page from the Pew Social and Demographic Trends

International Social Survey Programme samples opinions on many topics in many countries of the world.