The Women Parliamentarians Caucus highlighted the need to focus on grassroots-level activism without only looking at the top layers and reiterated the importance of mobilisation and women’s participation at the grassroots level.

The caucus also noted issues faced by women MPs and encouraged the establishment of mechanisms of support systems to women by way of methods such as counselling.

The caucus discussed potential pathways for United Kingdom support to the caucus with representatives of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD). This meeting was held on 12 September under the patronage of the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the Chairperson of the Caucus and Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savitri Paulraj. 

Addressing the Committee meeting, the WFD proposed support on introducing and practising gender-sensitive law-making and gender-responsive budgeting and in increasing women’s labour force participation.