Good practice Imported

Women Political Leaders

Belgium · International · Transnational · See the Belgium profile

Women Political Leaders (WPL) is the global network of women politicians. The mission of WPL is to increase both the number and the influence of women in political leadership positions. WPL communities are women in political office, namely, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Cabinet M

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Women Political Leaders — website
Power domain: Political Power
Methods / tools: Awareness-raising, Networking
Keywords: Parity, Politics, Leadership, Women, Network

Context

Women Political Leaders (WPL) is the global network of women politicians, working to increase both the number and the influence of women in political leadership worldwide.

Implementation

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Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14

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Quality score: 96/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 13% in this catalogue (719 scored practices)

Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.

Evaluation

Evaluated by ProPEGE consortium (Equal Leadership)

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Transferability / replicability2/3

How readily the practice can be replicated or transferred to other contexts (graded 0–3).

Impact on gender equality1/1

Whether the practice demonstrably improved gender-equality outcomes.

Effectiveness1/1

Whether it achieved its intended objectives.

Efficiency1/1

Whether results were achieved at a reasonable cost and effort.

Evaluated outcomes1/1

Whether the outcomes were formally evaluated or measured.

Achievement / evidence1/1

The strength of documented evidence that the practice worked.

Sustainability1/1

Whether the practice is ongoing or has lasting institutional structures.

Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1

How well gender equality is embedded across strategy, continuity and financing.

Curator validation1/1

The ProPEGE curators' validation of quality, scope and final approval.

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Evidoria. Women Political Leaders. Persistent ID: 26f88349-ed8d-478a-ab49-7186b9b88f8e.

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