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Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures is making only slow progress, a UN report found. The organization UN Women said that at the current pace, gender parity in legislatures remains a distant dream, possibly only to be achieved by 2063. Still, every fourth seat is now held by a woman – a significant increase compared to a decade ago. The report released on Monday highlighted other markers of achievement and disappointment. The proportion of women and girls living in what is defined as extreme poverty has fallen to less than 10%. But at the current rate it would take anoth…