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Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Caucus of the Upper House
(December 2017)About
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
All members are currently independents and do not ascribe to political parties.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
-Stand up for empowerment of women
-To get a legally reserved seats and/or quotas for women
-Increasing women’s impact on political decision-making
- Good internal communications
- To work collaboratively on gender issues
-To get a legally reserved seats and/or quotas for women
-Increasing women’s impact on political decision-making
- Good internal communications
- To work collaboratively on gender issues
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes