2011
Sep08
Asunción, Paraguay7th Meeting of the Group of Women Parliamentarians (held during the 8th Plenary Assembly)
THEME
Gender Perspective on Citizen Security
OBJECTIVE
- To undertake an analysis of new forms of violence against women – expressed as femicide, the feminization of poverty and migration, the trade of women and girls or illegal trafficking, as factors which contribute to the deterioration of citizen security and that affect all women in the hemisphere
ARTICLE
- Gender Perspective on Citizen Security (Teresa Ulloa)
Jun30
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana3rd Annual Gathering of the Group of Women Parliamentarians (2011)
THEME
Political Leadership of Women: Action Plan for the Americas
OBJECTIVE
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To discuss key issues such as women's leadership and empowerment in politics; migration and afro-descendants; the challenges of the democratic system to ensure gender equality in political participation; and the situation of female politicians in the Caribbean