Women in power.

• Position: TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS - Brief article

While almost 24 percent of state legislatures are made up of women, only 16.3 percent of the U.S. House is female. In many countries around the world, women make up a much bigger piece of the legislative pie. Here's the percent of women in lower or single houses, as of Oct. 31, 2007, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

1. RWANDA 48%

2. SWEDEN 47%

3. FINLAND 42%

4. COSTA RICA 38.6%

5. NORWAY 37.9%

6. DENMARK 36.9%

7. NETHERLANDS 36%

8. CUBA AND SPAIN 36%

9. MOZAMBIQUE...