Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics (CAWP) - Queens University Belfast, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy

The centre aims to foster an appreciation of women's contribution to politics, government and public decision making in the UK and Ireland. It considers women's political participation as having two important dimensions - the proportion of women in decision making and the inclusion of women's perspectives in government policies and programmes.

At the centre of their work is a focus on maintaining an observatory on women's public leadership. Initially, the observatory will give regularly-updated figures on women in parties, government, parliament and local government in the UK and Ireland, with the hope to extend this observatory to other important decision making sites.