How targeted support for women’s leadership is transforming individual trajectories and strengthening parliamentary institutions For more than fifteen years, Ms. N’TEFE Bawoma was a key—yet largely unseen—figure within Togo’s National Assembly. Responsible for drafting briefs, reviewing reports, and organizing hearings,…
Senior parliamentary staff from Ghana, Kenya, and Togo travelled to Ottawa and Quebec City in February 2026 to exchange ideas with Canadian counterparts on a shared challenge: how to make parliaments more gender-responsive in practice, not just in principle. The…
Singapore, February 20, 2025 – Women legislators from Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Thailand, Ukraine, and the Philippines convened to share their experiences in security, defence, and peace – where women’s leadership remains underrepresented yet vital. Facilitated by the Parliamentary Centre,…
The project was successful in introducing members and staff of the country’s largest and most ethnically diverse sub-national parliament, the Shan State Hluttaw, to the value and methodology of gender-sensitive legislative research. Moreover, we facilitated the process of the Shan…