Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians aim to 'break the bias' to build gender equality and representation in Parliaments at 7th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference
The 7th Triennial Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference brought together women Members of Parliament from across the Commonwealth to discuss issues around gender equality, women's leadership and creating gender sensitive Parliaments in a series of workshops.
CWP Workshops
CWP Conference Theme
BreaktheBias: Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Workshop A: Empowering Women Parliamentarians and Promoting Diversity / Intersectionality
Workshop B: Effectively Combating all forms of Abuse and Harassment in Parliament
Workshop C: Financial Empowerment of Women and Gender-Sensitive Budgeting
Workshop D: Promoting Gender-Sensitive Parliaments Post-Pandemic
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CWP Elections
At the Conference, delegates elected a new Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians network. Hon. Dr Zainab Gimba MP, Nigeria will hold the position for three years. Also at the Conference, the Hon. Valerie Woods MP, Belize was reelected as the CWP Vice-Chairperson which is a 1-year term.
