as already mentioned rwanda has the highest number of women parliamentary representatives worldwide women s representation has increased in other postconflict countries as well in kosovo women make up per cent of parliamentary and municipal assemblies per cent of seats in the elections held in afghanistan were reserved for women and in the same year women in iraq gained per cent of seats in parliament un facts and figures cited in binder et al scholars have theorised that having a critical mass of women represented politically per cent is widely recognised as the minimum necessary makes a difference in terms of implementing genderfriendly laws and policies dahlerup jaquette sainsbury