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IPU marks milestones with gender equality drive in 2025

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The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action.

This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary.

The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

With progress on women’s representation in parliaments stalling, as detailed in the IPU’s recent report Women in parliament 1995-2025, and a concerning rollback of women’s rights in some countries, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of immediate action.

The campaign promotes 10 key actions structured around three key thematic areas:

  1. Promoting parity in parliament and politics
  2. Encouraging gender-sensitive institutions
  3. Combating gender-based violence and discrimination

40 years of bringing women MPs together

The campaign was launched at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians.

Initially formed in 1985 as an informal global women’s caucus, the first of its kind, the Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and women's empowerment. 

For example, the Forum has played a key part in parliamentary efforts to address violence against women, with 104 countries now having comprehensive laws addressing domestic violence.

The Forum provides an opportunity for women MPs to learn about how other countries are addressing gender inequality and to share good practices.

More recently, male MPs have also participated in the Forum, underlining the shared responsibility of both men and women in achieving gender equality. 

Read here the full article published by the IPU on 7 April 2025.

 

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The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action.

This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary.

The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

With progress on women’s representation in parliaments stalling, as detailed in the IPU’s recent report Women in parliament 1995-2025, and a concerning rollback of women’s rights in some countries, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of immediate action.

The campaign promotes 10 key actions structured around three key thematic areas:

  1. Promoting parity in parliament and politics
  2. Encouraging gender-sensitive institutions
  3. Combating gender-based violence and discrimination

40 years of bringing women MPs together

The campaign was launched at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians.

Initially formed in 1985 as an informal global women’s caucus, the first of its kind, the Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and women's empowerment. 

For example, the Forum has played a key part in parliamentary efforts to address violence against women, with 104 countries now having comprehensive laws addressing domestic violence.

The Forum provides an opportunity for women MPs to learn about how other countries are addressing gender inequality and to share good practices.

More recently, male MPs have also participated in the Forum, underlining the shared responsibility of both men and women in achieving gender equality. 

Read here the full article published by the IPU on 7 April 2025.

 

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Inter-Parliamentary Union