According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in 2015, 19.9% of legislative seats in Colombia were held by women—trailing behind the America’s regional average of 26.4% and ranking Colombia 95 out of 174 countries in women’s legislative representation. Following the introduction of a minimum quota in 2011, mandating 30 percent female legislative participation, legislative seats expanded from 10.8% in 1995 to 19.9% in 2015. Despite this progress, Colombia’s improvements are lagging behind other Latin American countries.