This article analyzes the evolution of the political leadership of the Latin American women between the years 2000 and 2020, according to their percentages of participation in mayors, municipal councils, supreme courts of justice and parliaments from 19 countries in the region. The analysis is done by using data compiled in the Gender Observatory of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), by means of the multivariate technique X-STATIS, to conclude that, the existing heterogeneity between nations reflects the need to continue promoting gender equality in political decision-making in the region.