Eyecatcher Associates and Project Parity

Lesley Abdela

Eyecatcher and Project Parity are international organisations working to increase as rapidly as possible the percentage of women in local, national and international politics and public decision-making positions.

We believe far more women in senior political and public office will achieve progress with stability, bringing in the perceptions, knowledge, intelligence, experience, judgement and outlook of 51% of the world's population. We have pioneered and developed our activities in the United Kingdom and overseas since 1980. Between 1979 and 1997 the number of women in the British House of Commons has increased from 19 to 121 (an increase of over 600%). Eyecatcher Associates is a partnership. Project Parity is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Both entities advise governments, international organisations and NGO's on developing societies and political systems where women and men work in equal partnership. Lesley Abdela is Chief Executive Officer of Project Parity, and Senior Partner in Eyecatcher Associates. Tim Symonds is Executive Director of Project Parity and Partner in Eyecatcher Associates.