The CWP Steering Committee comprises 10 Members: one Member from each of the nine CPA Regions, a nominated President and the elected Chairperson.

Each Steering Committee member serves a term of three years, apart from the President who holds the position for a one-year term and is nominated by the Branch hosting the annual CPA Conference. A meeting is held once a year immediately preceding the annual conference and attendance at the annual conference is at the host Branch’s expense. However, it is preferable for the Branch to nominate the Steering Committee Member as a formal delegate with voting rights.

The responsibilities of Steering Committee Members are as follows:

• To act as conduit of information on CPA/CWP matters from Chairperson/Secretariat to women in their Region,
• To act as an information source for women MPs in their region on CPA/CWP matters, and to personally encourage women Parliamentarians to put their names forward as delegates, panellists and plenary speakers at CPA events,
• To lobby to encourage consideration of women as Regional Representatives on the CPA Executive Committee when vacancies occur,
• To determine the agenda for the CWP Meeting, in consultation with the host Branch, the CWP President and the CPA Secretariat. The CWP traditionally runs one plenary session at the annual conference on a gender related topic which is attended by all conference delegates,
• To promote the formation of local branches of the CWP in CPA Branches, and
• To meet before the Annual Conference and assess the progress made by the CWP across the Association and to put forward proposals for further action. The Steering Committee representative is expected to submit a short written report at the meeting detailing activities and progress within their Region over the year.