Feto bele: contemporary perceptions and expectations of women’s political leadership in Timor-Leste

Figures & data

Figure 1. Levels of government in Timor-Leste.

Table 1. Women members of parliament (MPs) in the national parliament of Timor-Leste.

Election year	Number of women elected	Percent of total elected
2001	22 (of 88)	25%
2007	18 (of 65)	27%
2012	25 (of 65)	39%
2017	21 (of 65)	32%
2018	25 (of 65)	39%

Table 2. Women xefe suku chiefs in Timor-Leste.

Suku election year	Number of women candidates	Number elected (percent of total elected)
2004–2005	66	7 (1.6%)
2009	15	11 (2.4%)
2016	319	21 (4.7%)

Table 3. Focus group discussion (FGD) participants: sex and municipality.

	Sex
Municipality	Male	Female	Total
Vikeke	7	8	15
Ossu	9	8	17
Maliana	8	6	14
Bobonaro	8	7	15
Atsabe	7	7	14
Gleno	10	14	24
Dili	17	14	31
Total	66	64	130

Figure 2. Participant sex and age.

Figure 3. Participant sex and employment.

Figure 4. General perceptions of gender norms.

Figure 5. Suku leadership attributes.

Figure 6. Suku leadership attributes gendered.

Figure 7. Surveyed gendered attributes: honest, intelligent, articulate.

Figure 8. Diagram of spectrum of perceptions.

Table 4. Focus group discussion (FGD) categorizations.

Category	Common perceptions	Frequency
Patriarchal perceptions	Perceptions that men rightfully dominate political leadership	Apparent in seven groups of typically older men
Egalitarian perceptions	Perceptions of equality of leadership qualities between sexes	Apparent in five groups of typically younger people
Pro-woman perceptions	Perceptions that women are better qualified for political leadership	Apparent in six groups of mainly women