For many years, Liberal International has advocated for women in politics. Today, LI opens our call for responses to the 2022 Women in Political Parties Index (WIPP Index).
Using an online platform, this first-of-its-kind tool is designed to assist LI member parties in boosting inclusivity within their party structures and to advance the presence of women in politics. The Index is now OPEN to the entire LI membership!
The results of the 2021 WIPP Index found that in many ways, liberals are at the forefront of the global fight for gender equality. The global liberal family is consistently ahead of the regional trends for representation of women in parliaments, and many have comprehensive training programmes to strengthen and empower female candidates.
The 2022 Gender Equality Report (due later this year) will follow these trends and map out developments in the LI membership over the past year.
The Women in Political Parties (WIPP) Index measures the level of diversity and inclusivity within participating member parties. With the help of the Inclusivity Handbook, parties can improve inclusivity and diversity within their party structures through dedicated training sessions which will be run throughout 2022.
Initiating this work in early 2019, LI gathered representatives from our global membership at two expert forums, one at the fringes of the Africa Liberal Network General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco and one hosted by LI Vice President Abir al-Sahlani and Centerpartiet in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 2020, Liberal International launched the Index for the first time to our entire membership, with 2021’s survey completion reflecting an 80 per cent uptake, demonstrating liberals’ dedication to the advancement of women in politics.
In providing these results, Liberal International’s objective is to assist our member parties in promoting greater participation of women in politics, which research shows benefits political parties, countries, and governments.
All International Officers have received an e-mail with unique instructions for taking part in this year’s WIPP Index. Responses are due March 24, 2022.
