About
The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) is the global network of female Parliamentarians at national level, including the European Parliament, of whom there currently are around 9000.
WIP is an independent, international and post-partisan foundation established with the purpose of advancing society by building a network between Women in Parliaments. It is a not-for-profit foundation, based in Zurich, Switzerland.
WIP members are Members of Parliaments at national level, including those directly elected to the European Parliament. Membership is free and members are honoured by their participation.
Elected political decision-makers have a unique perspective on the issues relevant to people, as they are in permanent direct exchange with their electorate. To go through the process of being scrutinized and elected is a selection procedure that gives female MPs the mandate to speak for their constituencies.
Today, according to the IPU, more than 9,000 women are members of national Parliaments. WIP is the global forum reaching out to all female Parliamentarians on a national level. Parliamentarians have privileged insight into, and influence on legislative issues as a result of continuous contact and exchange with their electorate and stakeholders.
In today’s volatile, complex and interdependent world, WIP strives to find new pathways to address global challenges and make the most of new opportunities presented to us.
Women need three things to fulfil their potential: communication, connection, community. At WIP, optimizing the power of communication and connection builds new communities of support for women in politics everywhere.
The foundation’s legal structure has been established by the Swiss law-firm Niederer Kraft & Frey, based in Zurich. WIP finances and administration are handled by Interhold AG.