Women Political Leaders
@WPLeadersOrg
Working to increase the number and the influence of women in political leadership positions.
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#IPU has been tracking the progress of #womenMPs for decades. As Soraya Peke-Mason was sworn into NZ Parliament this week, she created history as the Parliament of #NewZealand 🇳🇿 now has a majority of women lawmakers, with 6️⃣0️⃣ women and5️⃣9️⃣men in office.
➡️washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/…
Exciting to see how #GenerationEquality continues its journey! GWL Voices for Change & Inclusion is proud to be a commitment maker of the Action Coalition on #Feminist Movements. Women Political Leaders Women for Women Intl Women In Global Health Emilia Saiz Open Society Foundations AWID #WHRD
Democracy cannot be taken for granted. It must be nurtured, deepened, and protected. Join the #ReinforcingDemocracy Global Forum as we discuss solutions to the governance challenges of our time.
🗓️17 NOV👉Register: bit.ly/reinforcing-de…
OECD Governance
More caring #parliaments will be better for both male and female #MPs
#Genderequality in politics allows us to respond better to crises by taking into account the intersectional needs of all, thereby delivering more effective results.
#IPU145 outcome doc
➡️ipu.org/145GE
Yes! We need more women as #peace makers #peace keepers #peace negotiators. It is not only about equality and fairness but about building effective, durable and sustainable peace UCLG Women Women PeaceMakers Women, Peace and Security GU Women & Peace GWL Voices for Change & Inclusion
Let's re-commit to put women’s participation at the centre of everything we do – everywhere.
My remarks at the Open Debate on #UNSCR1325 : un.org/sg/en/content/…
The recent Kigali Declaration represents a milestone in progress towards #genderequality and gender sensitive #parliaments , and #IPU Member Parliaments committed to taking 1️⃣0️⃣ actions in the next 1️⃣0️⃣ years during #IPU 145.
What are these commitments?
➡️ipu.org/145GE
In the last decade, we have witnessed progress in #genderequality in #parliaments .
The proportion of women in parliament has jumped from 2️⃣0️⃣ to 2️⃣6️⃣%, and at present, 2️⃣3️⃣% of Speakers or Presiding officers are #womenMPs .
Nyirasafari Espérance
➡️ipu.org/145GE
We look forward to partnering with and attending Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders. #Genderequality is key for strong, equitable, and sustainable #healthsystems and #universalhealthcoverage .
#UHC2030 #PowerTogether #Reykjavik22
We are excited and honored to welcome Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Reykjavík in November!
Have you registered for the Forum this year?
#PowerTogether #reykjavik22
We are honored to introduce our Co-Chairs of 2022. Thank you for leading us to #PowerTogether for partnership at this year´s Forum.
#Reykjavik22
Follow us on Instagram for more news and information about the Reykjavík Global Forum - along with behind the scenes content from the preparation!
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#PowerTogether #Reykjavik22
WPL is honoured to receive the #SilverRose award for leading the #WPL4Peace initiative. Thanks to all the signatories and the solidarity demonstrated. As the war wages on, it is our responsibility as women leaders to elevate peaceful solutions that bring relief to those affected.
Proud to announce the winners of this year's Silver Rose in the midst of war at our borders Women Political Leaders! Together with PES 🌹🇪🇺 Socialistas Europarl
🏆We will award Women Political Leaders the Peace & Common Security Award during the #SIlverRose 🌹Ceremony in the European Parliament on 16 November 2022.
The award is jointly organised with our progressive family S&D Group and PES 🌹🇪🇺🌹, and our media partners, EURACTIV.
#WPL4Peace strives for meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls, in all their diversity, in the peace and security sector. ♀️🌍🤝
Read the Silver Rose Jury's motivation for this award 👇🪧
solidar.org/en/news/silver…