Gender-sensitive Parliaments

Examples of gender-sensitive practices in parliaments by the five areas of this tool:

Area 1: Women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER the parliament

Area 2: Women and men have equal opportunities to INFLUENCE the parliament’s working procedures

Area 3: Women’s interests and concerns have adequate SPACE on parliamentary agenda

Area 4: The parliament produces gender-sensitive LEGISLATION

Area 5: The parliament complies with its SYMBOLIC function