This is what leadership looks like: Meet Elena Crasmari, the only woman in her local council in Moldova Elena Crasmari decided to run for office so that the local administration could meet the needs of all members of her community. She won a local councillor seat, making her the only woman on a nine-person team, and one of six local councillors with a disability in Moldova, out of 10,472 local councillors. Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Elena Crasmari, local counselor in Dolna village, Moldova. Photo: UN Women/ Tara Milutis Fast facts Women are under-represented in Moldovan politics and decision-making: only 25 per cent of parliamentarians, 22 per cent of mayors and 27 per cent of district councillors are female. Women with disabilities are even more so under-represented.