Gender Equality
Country | Chamber | Structure of parliament | Chamber type | Name | Themes | Number of chairs | Chair(s) aged 45 or below | Sex of chair(s) |
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Afghanistan | House of the People (Suspended) | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Afghanistan | House of Elders (Suspended) | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Albania | Parliament | Unicameral | Subcommittee on Gender Equality and Prevention of Violence against Women | Gender equality | - | |||
Algeria | National People's Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Algeria | Council of the Nation | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Andorra | General Council | Unicameral | Legislative Commission for Social Affairs and Equality | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Angola | National Assembly | Unicameral | Group of Women Parliamentarians (GMP) | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Women and Diversity | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Families, Children and Youth | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Argentina | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Women's Banking Commission | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Argentina | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Population and Human Development | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Armenia | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Australia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Australia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Austria | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Equal Treatment Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Austria | Federal Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Equal Treatment Affairs | Gender equality | - | ||
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Bahamas | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Bahamas | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children | Gender equality | - | ||
Bahrain | Shura Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Woman and Child Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Bangladesh | Parliament | Unicameral | Standing Committee on Ministry of Women and Children Affairs | Gender equality | - | |||
Barbados | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Belarus | Council of the Republic | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Belgium | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Advisory Committee for Social Emancipation | Gender equality | - | ||
Belgium | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Cross-cutting issues - Community Competences - Equal opportunities for women and men | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Belize | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Belize | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Benin | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Education, Culture, Employment and Social Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Bhutan | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women, Children, and Youth Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Bhutan | National Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Commission | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Senators | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Constitutional, Human Rights, Legislative and Electoral System Commission | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for the realization of gender equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Peoples | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Botswana | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee for Violence Against Women | Gender equality | - | ||
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women's Secreteriat | Gender equality, Women's caucus | 1 | ||
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women´s Rights Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Brazil | Federal Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee for Violence Against Women | Gender equality | - | ||
Brazil | Federal Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Women's Special Prosecutor’s Office | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Bulgaria | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Gender, Social Action and Health | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Burundi | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on social affairs, repatriation, gender, equal opportunities and the fight against AIDS | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Burundi | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Standing Committee on Gender Issues and Relations with the Legislative Assembly of the East African Community | Gender equality | - | ||
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Education, Culture, Health, Youth, Sport, and Social Questions | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Cambodia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Public Health, Social Work, Veterans, Youth, Rehabilitation, Labor, Vocational Training and Women's Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Cambodia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Health, Social Affairs, Youth Rehabilitation, Labour, Vocational Training and Women Affairs | Gender equality | - | ||
Cameroon | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on cultural, social and family affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Cameroon | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Gender Equality Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Canada | House of Commons | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Committee on the Status of Women | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Canada | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Central African Republic | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Population, Gender, Health, Social Affairs, and Humanitarian Law | Gender equality | - | |||
Chad | Transitional National Council | Unicameral | Health, Social Affairs, Status of Women and Children's Rights Commission | Gender equality | - | |||
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women's and Gender Equality Commission | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Chile | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Constitution, Legislation, Justice and Regulation on Women and Gender Equity | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Chile | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Culture, Health, Women and Gender Equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
China | National People's Congress | Unicameral | The Social Development Affairs Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Colombia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Legal Commission for Women's Equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Colombia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Legal Commission for Women's Equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Laws, Legislation, Religion, and Public Administration | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | |||
Congo | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Health, Social Affairs, Family and Gender Commission | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Congo | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Health, Social Affairs, Family and Gender Commission | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Special Permanent Commission for Women | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Unicameral | Gender Equality Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Unicameral | Commission on youth, children, and equal rights for women | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Cyprus | House of Representatives | Unicameral | House Standing Committee on Human Rights and on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Permanent Commission on Family Issues, Equal Opportunities and Minorities | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Czechia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on gender equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Political, administrative, legal and human rights committee | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Unicameral | The Gender Equality Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Djibouti | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Committee on Issues of Gender Equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Dominican Republic | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Family Affairs and Gender Equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Ecuador | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Egypt | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice and Human Rights Committee | Human rights, Gender equality | - | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Eswatini | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Gender and Development | Gender equality | - | ||
Eswatini | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Gender and Development Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Health, Social Development, and Sports Affairs Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Ethiopia | House of the Federation | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Fiji | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Finland | Parliament | Unicameral | Employment and Equality Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
France | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Delegation for Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women | Gender equality | 1 | ||
France | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Delegation for Women's Rights and Equal opportunities between Women and Men | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Gabon | Transitional Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Cultural, Social and Communication Affairs Committee | Gender equality | - | ||
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Unicameral | Select Committee on Gender, Children, and Social Welfare | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Georgia | Parliament | Unicameral | Gender Equality Council | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Germany | German Bundestag | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Germany | Federal Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Women and Youth | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Ghana | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Gender and Children | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Unicameral | Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | |||
Grenada | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Grenada | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Unicameral | Women's Commission of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala | Gender equality | - | |||
Guinea | Transitional National Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Guyana | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Honduras | National Congress | Unicameral | Gender Equity Committee | Gender equality | - | |||
Hungary | National Assembly | Unicameral | Subcommittee on Women’s Dignity of the Committee on Culture | Gender equality | - | |||
Hungary | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Social Welfare | Gender equality | - | |||
Hungary | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Justice | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Iceland | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
India | House of the People | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Empowerment of Women Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
India | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Empowerment of Women Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
India | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports | Gender equality | - | ||
Indonesia | House of Representatives | Unicameral | Commission VIII - Religious, Social, and Women's Empowerment Affairs | Gender equality | - | |||
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Unicameral | Committee for Women, Family and Children | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Ireland | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Ireland | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Israel | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Italy | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Jamaica | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Jamaica | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Japan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Cabinet | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Japan | House of Councillors | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Cabinet | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Jordan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women and Family Affairs Committee | Gender equality | - | ||
Jordan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Women | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Social and Cultural Development | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Kazakhstan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Social and Cultural Development and Science | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Kenya | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Kenya | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Kenya | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Kiribati | House of Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Kuwait | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Women, Family and Child Affairs | Gender equality | - | |||
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Unicameral | Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Science, Culture and Health | Gender equality | - | |||
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Latvia | Parliament | Unicameral | Inequality Reduction subcommittee of the Social and Employment Matters Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Lebanon | National Assembly | Unicameral | Women and Children Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Lesotho | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on the Social Cluster | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Lesotho | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Liberia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Gender Equity and Child Development | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Liberia | The Liberian Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Gender, Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Liberia | The Liberian Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Gender, Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Libya | House of Representatives | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Liechtenstein | Diet | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Lithuania | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | |||
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Unicameral | Commission on Family, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Madagascar | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Gender and Development | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Madagascar | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Malawi | National Assembly | Unicameral | Social and Community Affairs Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Malaysia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women, Children and Community Development Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Malaysia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Maldives | People's Majlis | Unicameral | Social Affairs Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Maldives | People's Majlis | Unicameral | Human Rights and Gender Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Mali | Transitional National Council | Unicameral | Committee on Labor, Employment, Promotion of Women, Youth, Sports and Child Protection | Gender equality | - | |||
Malta | House of Representatives | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Marshall Islands | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Mauritania | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Mauritius | National Assembly | Unicameral | Parliamentary Gender Caucus Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Gender Equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Mexico | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Special Commission in charge of monitoring cases of feminicides of girls and adolescents | Gender equality | - | ||
Mexico | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Gender equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Unicameral | Health and Social Affairs Committee | Gender equality | - | |||
Monaco | National Council | Unicameral | Commission on Family Rights and Equality | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Mongolia | State Great Hural | Unicameral | Standing committee on Social Policy | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Montenegro | Parliament | Unicameral | Gender Equality Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Morocco | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Thematic working group on equality and parity | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Morocco | House of Councillors | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Committee on Social Affairs, Gender, Technology and Social Communication | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Myanmar | House of Representatives (Suspended) | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Myanmar | House of Nationalities (Suspended) | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Namibia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Gender Equality, Social Development & Family Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Namibia | National Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Nauru | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Nepal | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women and Social Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Nepal | National Assembly | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Netherlands | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Netherlands | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
New Zealand | House of Representatives | Unicameral | Social Services and Community Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Nicaragua | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Niger | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Nigeria | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women Affairs and Social Development Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Nigeria | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Women Affairs and Youth Development | Gender equality | 1 | ||
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Committee of Equal Opportunities for Women and Men | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Norway | Parliament | Unicameral | Family and Culture Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Oman | Shura Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Oman | State Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Pakistan | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Pakistan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Palau | House of Delegates | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Palau | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Panama | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Women, Children, Youth and Family Commission | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Commission on Social Equity and Gender | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Paraguay | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Standing Advisory Commission on Equality and Gender | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Peru | Congress of the Republic | Unicameral | Women and Family Commission | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Philippines | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women and Gender equality Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Philippines | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Poland | Sejm | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Social Policy and Family Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Poland | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Family, Seniors and Social Policy Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Subcommittee for Equality and Non-discrimination of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Qatar | Shura Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Unicameral | Gender Equality and Family Committee | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee for Human Rights and Inter-ethnic Relations | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | |||
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men | Gender equality | - | ||
Romania | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities | Human rights, Gender equality | - | ||
Russian Federation | State Duma | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Family, Women and Children | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Russian Federation | Council of the Federation | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Federation Council Committee on Social Policy | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Governance and Gender Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Rwanda | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Saint Lucia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
San Marino | Great and General Council | Unicameral | Committee on Equal Opportunities | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Gender, Family, Social Cohesion, Youth, Sports and Media | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Senegal | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Serbia | National Assembly | Unicameral | Working body under Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | |||
Seychelles | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Sierra Leone | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee On Gender And Children's Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Singapore | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Slovakia | National Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Slovenia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Slovenia | National Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Somalia | House of the People | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights, Women and Humanitarian Affairs | Human rights, Gender equality | - | ||
Somalia | Upper House | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Justice and Human Rights | Gender equality | - | ||
South Africa | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Multi-Party Women’s Caucus | Gender equality | - | ||
South Africa | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Subcommittee on Health, Social Development, Women, Youth Development and Persons with Disabilities (under Select Committee on Social Services) | Gender equality | 1 | ||
South Africa | National Council of Provinces | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Multi-Party Women’s Caucus | Gender equality | - | ||
South Africa | National Council of Provinces | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Subcommittee on Health, Social Development, Women, Youth Development and Persons with Disabilities (under Select Committee on Social Services) | Gender equality | 1 | ||
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Gender, Child, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Spain | Congress of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Labour, Inclusion, Social Security and Migration | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Spain | Congress of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Equality Commission | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Spain | Congress of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Agreements of the State Pact against Gender Violence | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Spain | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Senate Equality Commission | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Spain | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Suriname | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Sweden | Parliament | Unicameral | The Riksdag Board's Working Group for Gender Equality | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Switzerland | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Science, Education and Culture Committee of the National Council | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | ||
Switzerland | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Science, Education and Culture Committee of the Council of States | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Women, Family and Children Rights | Gender equality | - | |||
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Thailand | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | The Standing Committee on Children, Youth, Women, Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities, Ethnic Groups, and LGBT Persons | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Thailand | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Social, Children, Youth, Women, the Elderly, the Disabled and the Underprivileged Affairs | Gender equality | - | ||
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Social, Health and Gender Equality Affairs | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Togo | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Health, Population and Social Action | Gender equality | - | |||
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee for Human Rights, Equality and Diversity | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee for Human Rights, Equality and Diversity | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Health, Women's Affairs, Family Affairs, Social Affairs, and People with Disabilities | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Unicameral | Committee on Equality of Opportunity for Women and Men | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Turkmenistan | Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Social Policy | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Turkmenistan | People’s Council (Suspended) | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Uganda | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Ukraine | Parliament | Unicameral | Sub-committee on Gender Equality and Non-discrimination (under Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories...National Minorities and Interethnic Relations) | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Ukraine | Parliament | Unicameral | Sub-committee of the Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee on Ukraine’s Compliance with International Commitments on Human Rights Protection and Gender Policy | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | |||
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
United Kingdom | House of Commons | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Women and Equalities Committee | Gender equality | 1 | ||
United Kingdom | House of Lords | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
United States of America | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Foreign Affairs, sub-committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights & International Organizations | Human rights, Gender equality | 2 | ||
United States of America | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Sub-committee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues under the Foreign Relations Committee | Human rights, Gender equality | 2 | ||
Uruguay | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Special Commission on Equity and Gender | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Uruguay | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Gender Equity | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | ||
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Gender equality | |||
Uzbekistan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Youth, Women, Culture and Sports | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Vanuatu | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Gender equality | ||||
Viet Nam | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee for Social Affairs | Gender equality | - | |||
Zambia | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on National Guidance and Gender Matters | Gender equality | 1 | |||
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on Women's Affairs, Community Development and SME’s Development | Gender equality | 1 | ||
Zimbabwe | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Thematic Committee on Gender and Development | Gender equality | 1 |