New Zealand
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians August 2010
About
- Themes
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Women's caucus
- Notes
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All women MPs are invited to join at the beginning of each Parliament. Membership is open throughout the Parliamentary term. The caucus is co-chaired by one member of the Government and one member of the Opposition, selected by the membership.
Part of the parliament’s recognised inter-parliamentary organisation membership (through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) also includes women Members of the IPU New Zealand Group – including the parliament's representative on the IPU Bureau for Women
The Caucus develops a programme of objectives and events annually and communication of work undertaken is supported by the Office of the Clerk.
Caucus details
- Formal or informal
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Formal
- The caucus is open to male MPs
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No
- The caucus is cross-party
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Yes
- There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
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Yes
- Issues dealt with by the caucus
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- Forced and underage marriage and immigration and visa issues related to forced & underage marriage (including getting legislation through the House)
- Female genital mutilation
- Gynaecological health
- Breast cancer
- Sexual harassment and violence (including of women MPs)
- Family and intimate partner violence
- Support for victims of domestic violence
- Empowerment of women and girls
- Male champions for gender quality
- Women’s leadership, economic, & political empowerment (suffrage), including increasing women’s political participation and advocating sport as a vehicle to grow leadership skills
- Supporting increased numbers of women in the Pacific parliaments (mentoring programme)
- Increasing the numbers of women educated and working in the STEM sectors
- The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
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Yes
- The caucus has a communication plan
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No
Contact information for the Committee
- Contact / Address
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Carmen Maran (Secretary)
New Zealand - Phone
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No information available
- Fax number
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No information available
- Web site