WPL provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices between female political leaders who push for positive change for the world.
WPL is an independent, international, charitable and post-partisan foundation established with the purpose of advancing society by building a network between women in Parliaments.
This includes hosting global and regional summits, conducting academic research and promoting female leadership with advocacy campaigns.
WPL Summits offer an opportunity for participants to take part in political dialogue that reflect perspectives in many policy areas of today's female decision-makers.
It reflects survey results from male and female parliamentarians across 84 countries, designed to understand the hurdles women face in launching and sustaining successful political careers.
The awards are based on the rankings of the World Economic Forum's "Global Gender Gap Report" and the Inter Parliamentary Union.
Female Parliamentarians from all around the globe, as well as members of the WPL Advisory Board, have contributed to this initiative by sharing their ideas on how to increase the participation of women in conflict resolution, which is one of the strategic objectives of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which turned 20 years in 2015.