As bastions of democracy and guardians of gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments ensure that there are no barriers for women and men in all their diversity to participate equally and have equal influence over decision-making.
They serve as a positive example of safe, gender-equal workplaces that ensure that everyone – members of parliament (MPs) and parliamentary staff alike – has equal opportunities to contribute fully to the work that underpins the legislative process.
They also set up structures and use tools to ensure that a gender perspective is mainstreamed in all parliamentary work, processes and outputs and that legislation across all policy areas has a fair and equal impact on diverse groups of women and men.