The Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Published purpose

This project supports improved equality and the right to exercise leadership at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional and national levels for politically active women in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Project activities include: (1) conducting research on barriers to women’s political leadership and participation in ASEAN in collaboration with regional academic institutions; (2) conducting trainings and workshops with women political leaders, women’s commissions and civil society organisations to address key challenges to women’s political leadership and participation; (3) developing local policy advocacy strategies to advance necessary changes in the legal framework and implementation of existing regulations; (4) conducting Regional Action Labs on women’s political leadership and participation; (5) engaging with regional advocates to advance policy agenda at ASEAN level; and (6) convening a regional conference on barriers to women's political leadership and participation in ASEAN.