COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING WOMEN'S FORUM 2015

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

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That this House commends the historical first meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Women's Forum; notes that there are approximately one billion women and young girls throughout the commonwealth; further notes the statement from the conference that our granddaughters will not achieve wage parity unless there is significant national and international action implemented on equality; recognises the importance of the Bechdel test as a good indication for equal gender representation and notes the benefits of applying it to areas of society other than media; and calls on the Government to establish an independent Technical Working Group of Experts on Gender Equality to enable women's empowerment through transformative systems for education, health and employment opportunities to follow-up on priorities for gender equality and women's empowerment in alignment with the targets for the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to report progress to subsequent CHOGMs.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

EDM (Early Day Motion) 807: tabled on 02 December 2015

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Signatures (14)