commonwealth parliamentary association headquarters secretariat
London
The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) was founded in 1989 to increase
the number of female elected representatives in Parliaments and legislatures
across the Commonwealth and to ensure that women’s issues are brought to the
fore in parliamentary debate and legislation.The Commonwealth Women
Parliamentarians (CWP) network provides a means of building the capacity of
women elected to parliament to be more effective in their roles; improving the
awareness and ability of all Parliamentarians, male and female, and encouraging
them to include a gender perspective in all aspects of their role - legislation,
oversight and representation and helping parliaments to become gender-sensitive
institutions.
