APPG Women in Parliament
The APPG on Women in Parliament brings together MPs and peers to celebrate progress in women’s representation and advocate for more women in parliament across all parties, aiming for a diverse, gender-equal parliament by 2028—the centenary of equal franchise. It also supports women in parliament and those standing for public office.
It has driven change across Parliament through action by members as well as overseen the publication of ground-breaking research with clear recommendations.
Centenary Action supports the running of the APPG alongside the officers and members.
Current Members:
Officers
Mims Davies MP Co-Chair
Dawn Butler MP Co-Chair
Sarah Dyke MP Officer
Baroness Grey Thompson Officer
Members
Abtisam Mohamed MP
Ann Davies MP
Anita Gale, Baroness Gale
Anne Jenkin, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
Anneliese Dodds MP
Aphra Brandreth MP
Apsana Begum MP
Becky Gittins MP
Bell Riberio-Addy MP
Beverly Hughes, Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Carmen Smith, Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox
Caroline Dinenage MP
Caroline Voaden MP
Carolyn Harris MP
Catherine Fookes MP
Christine Jardine MP
Debbie Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott
Ellie Chowns MP
Emily Darlington MP
Fiona Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Harriett Baldwin MP
Helen Maguire MP
Jan Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Jess Asato MP
Jodie Gosling MP
JoJo Penn, Baroness Penn
Kate Osborne MP
Kim Johnson MP
Kim Leadbeater MP
Kirith Entwhistle MP
Kirsteen Sullivan MP
Kirsty Blackman MP
Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Lindsay Northover, Baroness Northover
Liz Saville Roberts MP
Liz Sugg, Baroness Sugg
Llinos Medi MP
Louise Jones MP
Marie Tidball MP
Marsha De Cordova MP
Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie
Maya Ellis MP
Melanie Ward MP
Munira Wilson MP
Natalie Bennett, Baroness
Bennett of Manor Castle
Natalie Fleet MP
Pam Cox MP
Preet Gill MP
Rachel Maskell MP
Rebecca Smith MP
Ruth Hunt, Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green
Ruth Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Samantha Niblett MP
Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma
Sarah Bool MP
Satvir Kaur MP
Shaista Gohirs, Baroness Gohirs
Shivani Raja MP
Tessa Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone
Theresa Griffin, Baroness Griffin
Uma Kumaran MP
Vikki Slade MP
Wendy Chamberlain MP
Wendy Morton MP
Wera Hobhouse MP
Zoe Franklin MP
Inspiring Future Leaders in Parliament
Young women urged to challenge Westminster norms at International Women’s Day forum Young women must feel emboldened to question power and engage directly with those who hold it,...
Making Parliament Work for Women: Cat Smith MP on the work of the Procedure Committee
On Wednesday 21st January Centenary Action hosted an event alongside our partners at 50:50 Parliament and the APPG Women in Parliament focused on Making Parliament Work for...
G-EPIC’s Impact on Young Women in UK Politics Shines at Parliament: A Call to Action
In this blog, Professor Bryony Hoskins from the University of Roehampton shares insights from a recent event in the Houses of Parliament, where the groundbreaking G-EPIC (Gender...
Letter to the Minister for Disability
Following our Disabled Women in Politics event we wrote to Minister for Disability, Stephen Timms MP. See below for the text of the letter: Dear Minister The Government’s...
Closing the Political Confidence Gap
Centenary Action was delighted to support Shout Out UK and University of Roehampton's event Closing the Political Confidence Gap: Empowering the Next Generation of Female Leaders...
How Parliaments can Address Violence Against Women in Politics
On 9th December 2025, as part of the #16Days of Activism, Centenary Action partnered with Westminster Foundation for Democracy to launch their new MINA methodology for tackling...
Disabled Women in Politics event
On Monday 20th October 2025 we brought together a panel made up of female politicians, activists and academics to discuss how to break down the barriers to representation faced...
Championing Women in Politics from Rural Areas
On 9th July 2025 the APPG Women in Parliament held an event in Parliament focused on Championing Women in Politics from Rural Areas. The gathering brought together MPs,...
Commemorative Photo of Women MPs
On Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Centenary Action and the APPG Women in Parliament marked 97 years since women won the right to vote on the same terms as men by organising a...
Women in Parliament: How far have we come and what’s next?
On Tuesday 1st July we were proud to host Women in Parliament: How Far Have We Come and What’s Next? a joint event with the APPG Women in Parliament, bringing together MPs,...
APPG Women in Parliament Co-Chairs join Centenary Action members meeting
On 25th March 2025 we were delighted to be joined by Mims Davies MP and Dawn Butler MP, Co-Chairs of the APPG Women in Parliament, at our online members meeting. Dawn and Mims...
Inspiring Future Leaders – Insights From Attendees
Our Inspiring Future Leaders event brought young women into Parliament to engage with female MPs, peers and parliamentary staff. Young women attended from different member...
Nordic/ British International Women’s Day celebration
Working with the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and the Representation of the Faroe Islands and the APPG Nordic Countries, the APPG Women in Parliament...
Inspiring Future Leaders for International Women’s Day
To mark International Women's Day 2025, the APPG Women in Parliament hosted a special event connecting young women with parliamentarians. Young women attended from Centenary...
Leader of the House speaks at January Women in Parliament APPG meeting
On 15th January 2025, the Women in Parliament All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) was delighted to welcome the Leader of the House, Lucy Powell MP, to share insights into the...
Inaugural Meeting of the Women in Parliament APPG
Centenary Action is delighted to be taking on the role of Secretariat for the Women in Parliament APPG. The inaugural meeting was held on 23rd October 2024. At the meeting Mims...
Meeting Minutes:
Inaugural meeting 23rd Oct 2024
Annual Reports:
For more information please contact CentenaryAction@careinternational.org
Funding
Funders supporting Centenary Action’s work with the APPG: Theramex and the Gates Foundation.
Other major funders: JRRT and Hogan Lovells