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Gender-sensitive parliaments: Beyond the add women and stir approach in Wales

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February 21, 2022

Gender-sensitive parliaments: Beyond the add women and stir approach in Wales

Source: Chwaraeteg

Every decision a parliamentarian makes is a chance to advance gender equality. From choosing a topic for an oversight inquiry to drafting legislative amendments, gender-sensitive scrutiny can help bring inequalities to the surface and find remedies.

The idea of a ‘gender-sensitive parliament’ has evolved over time. A new definition was recently coined: “A gender-sensitive parliament values and prioritises gender equality as a social, economic and political objective, and reorients and transforms a parliament’s institutional culture, practices, and outputs towards these objectives.”

Click here to read the full article published by Chwaraeteg on 9 February 2022.

Resource type
Publisher
Chwaraeteg
Publication year
2022
Partner
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

Every decision a parliamentarian makes is a chance to advance gender equality. From choosing a topic for an oversight inquiry to drafting legislative amendments, gender-sensitive scrutiny can help bring inequalities to the surface and find remedies.

The idea of a ‘gender-sensitive parliament’ has evolved over time. A new definition was recently coined: “A gender-sensitive parliament values and prioritises gender equality as a social, economic and political objective, and reorients and transforms a parliament’s institutional culture, practices, and outputs towards these objectives.”

Click here to read the full article published by Chwaraeteg on 9 February 2022.

Resource type
Publisher
Chwaraeteg
Publication year
2022
Partner
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)