Impact
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
Since 2016, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has been gathering testimonies from women working in parliaments, shedding light on the persistent hostility they face in the political arena. Its series of studies on sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliament has exposed the nature and magnitude of one of the most significant barriers to achieving gender equality in politics.