Attending today’s Bangsamoro Women MPs: Setting Priorities for Collaboration by Westminister Foundation for Democracy sponsored by the UK Government in partnership with Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC) chairperson MP Bainon Karon.
Key findings on the global findings on Women Political Leaders key to more equal and caring societies by Westminster Foundation for Democracy:
Women policy makers prioritise issues that benefit the most vulnerable in society, such as healthcare, welfare and education. As such, more women leaders seem to make for more equal and caring societies;
Women may be more likely to focus on these issues because they have greater experience of deprivation, and because they are often responsible for caring for others;
On average, women work harder than men to represent their constituencies, which is linked to a stronger sense among voters that government is responsive to their needs;
Increased representation of women in elected office is associated with counteracting corruption and focusing resources on the quality and consistency of public service delivery;
States where women hold more political power are less likely to go to war and less likely to commit human rights abuses;
Women bring collaborative and inclusive leadership styles into political environments that are often characterised by division and one-upmanship.
Together, these factors represent the key ingredients to drive economies, ensure stability and improve quality of life, the study says.
