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House of Assembly

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Bahamas Commonwealth of Women Parliamentarians Group (CWP)

About

Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The CWP was founded by women delegates at the 1989 plenary Commonwealth Parliamentarians Association conference

Activities

Issues dealt with by the caucus
CWP is designed to bring female parliamentarians together in the lower and upper chambers together to work towards common goals, including being mentors to other women who would like to enter the political and leadership arena. Some areas of focus include:

Constitutional equality for men and women under the
Increasing women's participation in conferences
Discussing ways to increase female representation in Parliament
Work towards mainstreaming gender considerations in all of the Commonwealth Parliamentarians Association (CPA) activities and programs