It’s Women’s Week at GISetc in honor of International Women’s Day which was last Friday, March 8th.  This week we are sharing maps & apps that focus on women’s rights and safety. Be sure to visit the original article to read more & interact with these impressive, data rich maps!

2-2a womens day voting“How have women’s political rights changed around the globe to get to this International Women’s Day? This interactive map by Lustlab’s Lizzie Malcolm in Amsterdam shows the long history of the fight for suffrage and political representation around the globe. Click and drag on the year slider to see the changing face of women’s political representation over the years.”

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This map and information were originally posted at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/datablog/interactive/2013/mar/08/international-womens-day-political-rights Map created by Lizzie Malcolm, Lustlab