Gender Equality

The IPU grew in 2023 with the accession of the parliaments of Liberia and the Bahamas, its 179th and 180th Members respectively, as well as many observers and partners signing up to join or rejoin our global parliamentary community. 

“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.”

Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile.

It’s no secret that women have made unprecedented strides in seeking and attaining elected office over the last decade.

Progress towards legal gender equality has stalled in many parts of the world.

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