The paper comprises the results of the analysis of women's representation in regional parliaments in Altai, Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Kemerovo Regions. Quantitative data concerning the representation of this category of deputies in parliaments throughout the 1990s and 2000s have been systematised; some general tendencies and regional peculiarities of women's participation in decision-making have been revealed.

The paper comprises the results of the analysis of women's representation in regional parliaments in Altai, Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Kemerovo Regions. Quantitative data concerning the representation of this category of deputies in parliaments throughout the 1990s and 2000s have been systematised; some general tendencies and regional peculiarities of women's participation in decision-making have been revealed.