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.
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.