Figure2:Voter turnout Source: Ritchie M & Rogers T A, & Sauer L (2014) .Women’s Empowerment in Political Process in the Maldives. International Foundation for Electoral Systems: Washington 36. The percentage of women represented in the parliament has decreased, which is now at 5.88 percentages, as there is no change in the number of women in parliament with the increase in total number of parliament members from 77 to 85 in the year 2014. Maldives is currently at 134th rank of world classification on percentage of women in national parliaments, by the Inter‐Parliamentary Union.18 Figure 3: Board of Directors of listed companies Board of Directors 2014 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 168 Males Females 49 46 1 No. of members in the Board of Directors in companies wirh governmental shares or ownership Number of women represented at board of listed companies Source: President Office (2014).Information on number of members in the Board of Directors in companies with governmental shares or ownership and information on Number of women represented at board of listed companies from CMDA 37. The recent data shows that only 21% of the directors in companies with governmental shares or ownership are women. And only 2% in listed companies at the Capital Market Development Authority. Page 12 of 35