The #IPU has been gathering testimonies from women working in #parliaments since 2016, including #WomenMPs.
In 2025 we published the report Sexism, Harassment and #VAW in Parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region.🌏
Read the report 📑
➡️ ipu.org/VAWP-AP
New #IPU data reveals that the number of persecuted #WomenMPs has increased sixfold in 10years, from 37 cases in 2015 to 226 in 2025, compared with a threefold increase in the number of male #MPs cases over the same period (283 in 2015 to 801 in 2025).
Check out the data
➡️ ipu.org/HRMAP25-PR
As part of #IPU's 2025 campaign "Achieving #genderequality, action by action", we caught up with Senator Asia Yagh from #Jordan to discover how she represents people with disabilities and what the parliament is doing to support #WomenMPs.
➡️ youtube.com/shorts/lYbW-c836uA
As part of our 2025 Achieving #Genderequality, action by action campaign, the #IPU spoke to #Australia House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Sharon Claydon, about her experience as a female MP since being first elected in 2013.
#WomenMPs
Watch the video
➡️ youtu.be/clWXaouWjVg
Polish MP Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska spoke to the #IPU about taking legal action against deep-fake pornographic images that were circulated after her election to parliament at the age of 29.
She discusses the under-representation of #WomenMPs in #Poland's parliament.
➡️ youtu.be/eaAo83dxyB0
In response to the rapid rise of online abuse and to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, #IPU is offering young #WomenMPs and their staff a virtual training session on enhancing online safety.
#VAW #GenderEquality #16days
Wednesday 26 November
➡️ ipu.org/ESSM
The #IPU is hosting a virtual roundtable to exchange knowledge and improve understanding of digital violence against women and its impact on women's political participation.
#WomenMPs
Register to attend on 25 November #VAWG.
➡️ ipu.org/VAW25
#ACTtoEndViolence #16days
"I like politics because of the impact you make on people's lives through participation in law-making."
Discover why Parliament of #Nambia Speaker, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, has dedicated years to public service, and how well #WomenMPs are represented in Namibia.
youtu.be/SwwREKn7yXI
#Iceland's Althingi 🇮🇸 is led by 3 women, with 6/11 ministerial seats also held by #WomenMPs.
Watch Speaker Thorunn Sveinbjarnardotti talk about Iceland's journey towards parliamentary #genderequality as part of #IPU's recent campaign.
youtube.com/shorts/1hHYXSHiaJ4
Across the world, leaders are committing to change, and #parliaments are becoming more gender-sensitive, but with just 27% of #MPs in office #WomenMPs, more needs to be done.
Will your parliament take action with us for #genderequality?
Find out how from the #IPU!
ipu.org/AbA
Working in the House of Reps Standing Committee for Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights, MP Kannavee Suebsang explains how #genderequality is a key issue in #Thailand, where there is less than 25% #WomenMPs in parliament.
Watch the interview
youtube.com/shorts/uvBeBriR2Io
In 2024, many #WomenMPs considered whether to remain in #politics due to an increase in #VAW and inequality.
Will your parliament work towards achieving #genderequality in 2025?
Take a look at #IPU's new campaign, Achieving Gender Equality, Action by Action.
ipu.org/AbA
#Europe remains the region with the highest number of women-led countries.
This #EuropeDay #IPU champions women's leadership.
But where does your parliament sit with regard to the # of #WomenMPs?
Access parline's data
#WYDEWomenLeadership
data.ipu.org
@internationalidea.bsky.social
#IPU research on #VAW in #parliaments in the Asia-Pacific reveals that #WomenMPs who have experienced acts of violence often do not report them.
The new report shines a light on the abuse women #MPs and parliamentary staff face, and actions being taken by some parliaments.
ipu.org/VAWP-AP
In 1985 a small group of #WomenMPs convened their first meeting as part of #IPU's 75th Assembly.
Continuing the good works achieved by the Forum of Women #MPs in tackling #genderinequality and #VAW, #IPU150 is celebrating the Forum's 40th anniversary.
Find out more
➡️ipu.org/40yrs
#WomenMPs at the top of parliamentary leadership in 2025!
Congratulations to #Poland’s Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka, #IPU’s new Vice-President, seen here with IPU President Dr Tulia Ackson and women members of the IPU Executive Committee.
#IPU150 #Beijing30
➡️ipu.org/150
#IPU's latest animation outlines the % of #WomenMPs around the world in 2025.
The percentage of seats held by women has risen from 11.3% in 1995 to 27.2% in 2025.
Which regions have seen the most growth and which regions are standing still when it comes to women in #parliaments?
➡️ipu.org/WIP30yrs
#IPU's latest report on #WomenMPs continues an examination of #VAW, following the 2016 global study, 2018 report on parliaments in #Europe, and 2021 report on #Africa.
What does the current data reveal about #parliaments in the #Asia-#Pacific region?🌏
Read the press release
➡️ipu.org/VAWP-APPR
The 2025 world average of #WomenMPs in #parliaments is 2️⃣7️⃣.2️⃣%.
Regionally, the Middle East and North Africa have just 16.7% representation, whereas the Americas has 35.4%.
Find out more from #IPU + UN Women's, Women in #Politics study
➡️ipu.org/WP25
Parliamentarians from across the globe are heading to Mexico City for #IPU's Global Conference of #WomenMPs, with an opening address from President @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social
From #Mexico to the world: Let's mobilize for gender parity!
DL the full program
ipu.org/WMPs25
📢#IPU + @UN_Women's 2025 Women in Politics map is now available, detailing the representation of women in leadership worldwide.
From the highest positions of State to world and regional averages of women in #parliaments, access the map .🗺️
#WomenMPs
ipu.org/WP25
Progress towards #genderparity has slowed since 2015.
What is causing this?
What can #parliaments do to encourage and support more #WomenMPs to enter politics?
What role do #quotas play in ensuring equal representation?
DL #IPU's new publication Women in parliament 1995-2025
ipu.org/WIP30yrs
Women's representation in #parliaments worldwide has climbed from 11.3% in 1995 to 2️⃣7️⃣.2️⃣% in 2025.
But in recent years, progress has slowed down and, in some parliaments, the number of #WomenMPs had gone backwards.
Where do we stand today?
Read #IPU's Women in parliament 1995-2025
➡️ipu.org/WIP30yrs
Count down to #IPU and Senado de la República's Global Conference of #WomenMPs 2025 in #Mexico from 13-16 March, opened by President @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social.
Register now to advance #genderequality, women's rights, and empowerment.
Registration deadline 1 March.
ipu.org/WMPs25
❌From 25% #WomenMPs to ZERO women working in parliament
❌ ZERO women accessing medical qualifications
❌ ZERO women participating in higher education
IPU spoke to Fawzia Koofi about life in #Afghanistan for women+girls
ipu.org/news/voices-and-videos/2025-02/conversation-with-fawzia-koofi-afghanistan
