Gender Equality & Empowerment

Gender Equality & Empowerment Programs

Achieving political gender equality and advancing women’s rights and voice are core goals in all of our programming worldwide. We work to ensure that our legislative strengthening and parliamentary support initiatives contribute to transforming historic drivers of inequality. From aiding parliamentary defense committees to conduct gender analysis to assisting women’s caucuses to fighting against gendered disinformation and violence – the Parliamentary Centre is committed to gender equality in democracy.

As a democracy assistance organisation, the Parliamentary Centre is uniquely positioned to play a positively impactful role in promoting and supporting gender equality and social inclusion in the political sphere, as well as within its operations.

PARLIAMENTARY MISSIONS

Africa Gender Equality & Empowerment

Inclusive Legislatures for Gender-Responsive Policies (ILGRP)

Published OnNovember 19, 2024

Funded by Global Affairs Canada, the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender-Responsive Policies (ILGRP) Project is a four-year initiative (2022-2026) implemented in partnership with the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs. This project supports legislatures in Ghana, Kenya, and Togo to adequately assess gaps…

Asia Gender Equality & Empowerment

Building Parliamentary Research & Gender Analysis Capacity at the Sub-national Level in Myanmar: Shan State Hluttaw

Published OnNovember 20, 2017

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…