The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) is the network of women Members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Parliament and Legislatures. Valerie Woods, MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, National Assembly of Belize as the CWP Vice-Chairperson for another term.Ībove: The CWP Steering Committee meet in Halifax, Canada. The CWP Steering Committee reconfirmed Hon. Dr Zainab Gimba, MP, the new CWP Chairperson during the next three years and wish her all the very best in this important role.”Īhead of the CWP Conference, the CWP Steering Committee met in Canada representing the nine CPA Regions: Africa Asia Australia British Isles and the Mediterranean Canada Caribbean, Americas and the Atlantic India Pacific and South-East Asia. I very much look forward to working with Hon. On behalf of the entire CPA membership, we are incredibly grateful to her for her leadership over the past three years. Shandana Gulzar Khan, outgoing CWP Chairperson for the important achievements she has made during her term in office. The CPA Secretary-General, Stephen Twigg said: “I congratulate Hon.
She is also the CWP Africa Regional Chairperson. She is one of the longest serving Commissioners in Borno State, serving from 2011 to 2018 and the only female representative in Parliament from the state. She was elected to the House in February 2019. Dr Zainab Gimba, MP is a Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, representing the Bama/Ngala/Kala Balge Federal Constituency of Borno State. Under CPA election rules only female delegates to the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference and CWP Steering Committee Members could take part in the vote to elect a new CWP Chairperson. The new CWP Chairperson was elected for a three-year term at the CWP Business Meeting. Dr Zainab Gimba, MP from the House of Representatives at the Federal Parliament of Nigeria pledged to renew the effort to increase women’s representation and political participation in Parliaments across the Commonwealth.
The newly elected Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP), Hon. Shandana Gulzar Khan (Pakistan) during the CWP Conference. Dr Zainab Gimba, MP from the House of Representatives at the Federal Parliament of Nigeria was elected as the new Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians in succession to the outgoing CWP Chairperson, Hon. The CWP Conference also heard from Members from the Parliaments of Canada, India, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Australia, Malaysia, Scotland, Gujarat, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom and New Zealand as well as experts from the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), the World Trade Organization. The CWP conference saw leading figures in Commonwealth Parliaments addressing the conference and included four wide-ranging sessions for delegates on the following issues: Empowering Women Parliamentarians and Promoting Diversity / Intersectionality Effectively Combating all forms of Abuse and Harassment in Parliament Financial Empowerment of Women and Gender-Sensitive Budgeting Promoting Gender-Sensitive Parliaments Post-Pandemic. Over 100 Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians attended the conference from across the Commonwealth. Myrna Dreidger, MP, Speaker of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly spoke to the CWP conference about her experience as a legislator. Valerie Woods, MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, National Assembly of Belize who welcomed delegates. The CWP Conference was opened by the Vice-Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Hon. The theme of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference was ‘ BreaktheBias: Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’. Women Parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth have gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for the 7th triennial conference of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP), held ahead of the wider 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
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