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International Campaign ‘Female Forward’
Gender Equality Report
International Campaign ‘Female Forward’
Gender Equality Report
Findings of the ‚Women in Political Parties‘ Index
Findings of the ‚Women in Political Parties‘ Index
How can weak points be worked on if it is unknown where they are? How can goals be achieved if it is unclear what needs to be done to achieve them?
To provide a comprehensive overview of women’s equality, and to set clear milestones, the world federation Liberal International (LI) has published a Gender Equality Report fort he second time. This report presents the findings of the 2021 Women In Political Parties (WIPP) Index survey completed by LI member parties. The WIPP Index is a tool, developed by LI with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Office for European Dialogue. It is designed to help members identify where and how they can improve diversity and inclusion within their party structures. The questions in the survey deal with themes, such as parties’ female representation in parliament and their intra-party mechanisms to support gender equality.
The new report presents some encouraging developments. For instance, one third of the participating parties reported having a female leader, which is significantly higher than in 2020. The report also shows that the percentage of women in parliament among participating parties is slightly higher than the global average. While many of the findings are encouraging, the results of the WIPP Index also show where the shortcomings are and where more work needs to be done to improve inclusivity. One example highlighted in the report is that while many parties have codes of conduct in place, many still lack an efficient mechanism for dealing with cases of gender-based harassment and discrimination.
Advancing gender equality and empowering women in politics is one of LI’s and FNF’s long-standing priorities, and it is research like this that guides us in our future activities by identifying trends and challenges related to gender equality in politics!
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