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This conference constitutes “a parliamentary platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences among women from all Parliaments of the world,” with the aim of “strengthening women’s empowerment” and “enshrining gender equality,” said the press release.

The conference will focus on several issues, notably “the obstacles hindering the promotion of equality within Parliaments and strategies adopted to encourage men to strengthen it” and “equality in participation and power,” according to the same source.

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