Rwanda is the first country in the world where the women outnumber the men in parliament.
Rwanda already held the record for the most women in parliament after its post-genocide constitution ensured a 30 percent quota for female MPs (or Members of Parliament). The parliamentary elections in 2008 were only the second to take place since the 1994 genocide.
Women held 48.8 percent of the seats, the world's highest rate, but were expected to take 44 total seats—55 percent of the parliament.
Voters feel that women were able to understand the family problems better, having lived them their entire lives. "Men used to think that women are there to be in the house, cook food, look after the children...but the real problems of a family are known by a woman and when they do it, they help a country to get much better."
