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 \u201ccelebrate\u201d, \u201cinspire\u201d and \u201cremember\u201d to increase national awareness and mark 100 years since women got the right to vote. They also include \u201ceducate\u201d to increase young people\u2019s knowledge of UK democracy and its importance, and increase their democratic participation. The final theme is \u201cparticipate\u201d to aspire to achieve gender parity in local and national politics by the centenary of the Equal Franchise Act by 2028.<\/p>
The Cabinet Office is helping to deliver this programme by leading on a number of projects under the \u201ceducate\u201d 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>
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>
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