The Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) is a non-partisan, non-profit and non-governmental regional organization (NGO) dedicated to promoting equal participation of women in politics and decision-making. CAPWIP was established in 1992 by a group of women from the Asia-Pacific region who share a vision of governance that affirms gender equality, integrity and accountability, excellence, sustainable development and peace.
CAPWIP operates through a network of national affiliates clustered into 5 sub-regional groupings: Central Asia, East Asia, Pacific, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. Our sub-regional focal points and national affiliates are autonomous organizations actively involved in women’s political empowerment in their respective countries.
The organisation’s goals include:
- to create a critical mass of competent, committed and effective women politicians in elective and appointed positions in government
- to develop a responsible female citizenry
- to influence female politicians and electorate to work together to transform politics and governance for the common good
CAPWIP’s website links to it’s current programmes and publications, facts and figures from Beijing +5, and documents particularly featuring Asian and Pacific women.