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<p>The Government is funding a programme of activity in England to mark this anniversary,
under the leadership of the Government Equalities Office. Programme themes include
“celebrate”, “inspire” and “remember” to increase national awareness and mark 100
years since women got the right to vote. They also include “educate” to increase young
people’s knowledge of UK democracy and its importance, and increase their democratic
participation. The final theme is “participate” to aspire to achieve gender parity
in local and national politics by the centenary of the Equal Franchise Act by 2028.</p><p>The
Cabinet Office is helping to deliver this programme by leading on a number of projects
under the “educate” theme. These are aimed at young people aged between 13 and 16
and at tackling barriers to their democratic participation. Planned projects include
developing a secondary schools resource, working with the Department for Education,
and a scheme to recruit and train youth democracy ambassadors. We are also developing
a pack with ideas and materials for parliamentarians to engage young people, particularly
those who are disengaged with our democratic processes.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office
we are planning an events programme throughout 2018 to commemorate the centenary and
champion equality, helping to ensure we make the Civil Service and Cabinet Office
ever more inclusive.</p><p> </p>
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