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Advocacy & Development

Advocacy and development are effective tools for gender advocates, male champions, civil society, and other stakeholders to hold leaders accountable to their commitments on concrete, measurable actions that guarantee women can fully and equally enjoy their rights. These include the ability to exercise freedom and choices, go to school, live free from violence, earn equal pay for equal work, and meaningfully engage in decision-making and political processes. Advocacy groups can collectively put pressure their leaders for legislative reforms to protect and promote women’s rights and concerns, which may require coalition-building, fundraising, civic education, awareness-raising and consensus-building on key issue platforms. Influencing legislation itself may require convince policy makers and legislators to address specific issues relevant to gender equality and women’s empowerment, which may involve introducing or revising legislation and policy.

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September 29, 2017
Women supported to campaign in Tonga

The head of Tonga's Civil Society Forum says getting more women into parliament is everyone's responsibility and it is time for more gender balance in Tongan politics.

September 12, 2017
Pacific Islands Forum leader plans more effort to help women as leaders

The secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Dame Meg Taylor wants to put more effort into empow

August 16, 2017
Female Candidates Encouraged to Compete With Male Counterparts

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August 11, 2017
Young MPs speak out on youth political empowerment

Data from the IPU shows the worriso

July 25, 2017
Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance

Brexit will affect whole po