2018

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PODCAST EPISODES

• The Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados: Sustainable development and women’s empowerment.
• Her Excellency Dame Billie Miller: Promoting gender-transformative leadership to meet national development priorities.

PARTNER BRIEFING PRESENTATIONS

• Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit. Dr. Halimah DeShong, Head and Lecturer
• No! to Online Abuse and Harassment. Ashell Forde, President
• UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean. Tonni Brodber, Deputy Representative
• The Commonwealth Secretariat. Dr. Tres-Ann Kremer, Head of Good Offices for Peace and Political Adviser for the Caribbean Region
• Promoting Women’s Political Leadership in the Caribbean: A joint CIWiL-ParlAmericas project. Lady Anande Trotman-Joseph, Chairperson of the Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL), and Alisha Todd, Director General of ParlAmericas

RESOURCES

Women’s political leadership

• Women's Political Leadership in the Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
• The Status of Women in Leadership Across the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth, 2015
• Paving the Way to Opportunities: Women in Leadership across the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Business Council and ACCA, 2013
• Women and Political Parties in Five Small States of the Commonwealth Caribbean. Commonwealth Secretariat, 2018
• Where are the Women? A Study of Women, Politics, and Equality in the CARICOM Countries. UNDP, 2015
• Promoting Women’s Candidacies: An overview of electoral systems, political parties, and campaign financing. ParlAmericas, 2017

Gender and sustainable development

• United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework in the Caribbean. UN Caribbean, 2016
• Why Gender Equality Matters to Achieving all 17 SDGs. Infographic. UN Women, 2018
• Turning Promises into Action: Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UN Women, 2018
• Making Social Protection Gender-Responsive: Lessons from UN Women’s Work in the Eastern Caribbean. UN Women, 2017

Inclusive legislative work

• Working in Partnership to Address Gender Inequality. Podcast, Sheila Roseau, Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNFPA
• Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. Toolkit, ParlAmericas, 2018
• Intersectionality. ParlAmericas, 2018

Gender-based violence and discrimination

• CEDAW Made Easy. UN Women, 2018
• Foundations Programme: Strengthening Prevention Approaches To Address Gender-Based Violence In the Caribbean. Brochure, UN Women and the Maria Holder Memorial Trust, 2018
• Reference documents compiling CEDAW recommendations by country:
  • Concluding Observations on the Role of Parliaments. UN Women, 2018
  • Recommendations on Equality and Social Inclusion. UN Women, 2018
  • Recommendations for a Healthy Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
  • Recommendations for an Inclusive, Equitable, and Prosperous Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
  • Recommendations for a Safe, Cohesive, and Just Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
  • Recommendations for a Sustainable and Resilient Caribbean. UN Women, 2018

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WELCOME VIDEO

• Welcome remarks from member of the Chamber of Deputies Karina Banfi (Argentina), President of the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality

PRESENTATIONS

• May 22, 2018
  • Gender Budgeting 101: Why Greater Equality Pays Off and Why It’s So Hard to Do. Armine Yalnizyan

• May 23, 2018
  • Gender Equality & Climate Policy: Words to Action. Bridget Burns, WEDO
  • Strengthening the Gender Responsiveness of Climate Change Policies & Actions. UnaMay Gordon, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation of Jamaica
  • Gender and Climate Change in Mexico: Achievements, Opportunities, Lessons Learned, and Challenges. Itzá Castañeda, IUCN Global Gender Office
  • The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Articulating Global Agendas on DRR, CC and SDGs with a Gender Perspective. Jennifer Guralnick, UNISDR

• May 24, 2018
  • Gender-Responsive Disaster Response. Farmala Jacobs, Directorate of Gender Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda
  • UNFPA’s Work in Addressing Disasters. Aurora Noguera-Ramkissoon, UNFPA’s Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Waste Picker Perceptions on Health and Health Risks: Perspectives from the Ground. Ana Carolina Ogando, WIEGO
  • Gender, Health and Climate Action. Cathy Cuellar, PAHO

RESOURCES

• Gender-Responsive Budgeting Training Session Tools. ParlTools Portal, UN Women and ParlAmericas
• Climate Change Laws of the World, database, The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
• Gender Mainstreaming in Public Policies on Climate Change in Latin America. ECLAC and the European Union, 2017 (in Spanish)
• Climate Change Gender Action Plans, website, IUCN
• Paris Agreement. United Nations, 2015
• Mapping Nationally Determined Contributions, website, ParlAmericas
• A Gender Analysis of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. WEDO, 2016
• Gender Action Plan. UNFCCC, 2017
• Pocket Guide to Gender Equality under the UNFCCC. European Capacity Building Initiative, 2017
• Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030). UNISDR, 2015
• UN Women in Crisis and Emergency Contexts in Latin America and the Caribbean. UN Women, 2017
• Gender, Climate Change and Health. WHO, 2016
• Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change. IUCN, UNDP, GGCA, 2009
• Gender inequalities in health in the Americas. PAHO, 2016

ELECTIONS

Following the elections held at the gathering, the composition of the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality Executive Committee is as follows:

• President:
  • Member of the Chamber of Deputies Karina Banfi (Argentina)
• Vice-President – North America:
  • Senator Mobina Jaffer (Canada)
• Vice-President – Central America:
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly Norma Cristina Cornejo (El Salvador)
• Vice-President – Caribbean:
  • President of the Senate Chester Humphrey (Grenada)
• Vice-President – South America:
  • Member of the National Assembly Karina Arteaga (Ecuador)
  • Alternate: Member of the Chamber of Deputies Marcela Sabat (Chile) 
• Observer: 
  • Member of the National Assembly Delsa Solórzano (Venezuela)

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PRESENTATIONS

• Keynote address, Sheila Roseau, Deputy Regional Director - UNFPA Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Metricizing Gender For State Intervention, Patricia Mohammed, University of the West Indies
• Men and Boys and Gender Equality, Humberto Carolo, White Ribbon

RESOURCES

Session 1: Comprehensive approaches to address gender inequality

• National Gender Policies in the English Speaking Caribbean. Deborah McFee, IDRC Research Report, 2014
• Gender Equality Plans in Latin America and the Caribbean: Roadmaps for Development. ECLAC, 2017
• Policies and plans
  • Strategic Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence. The Bahamas, 2015
  • Revised National Gender Policy. Belize, 2013
  • It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence. Status of Women Canada, website
  • National Policy and Action Plan for Gender Equity and Equality in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Dominica, 2006
  • National Policy for Gender Equality. Jamaica, 2011

Session 2: Effective strategies for engaging men

• Male Allies for Gender Equality: A Toolkit for Parliamentarians. ParlAmericas, website
• White Ribbon. Website
• Strengthening Civil Society Organizations and Government Partnerships to Scale Up Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A Tool for Action. UNFPA, Promundo and the MenEngage Alliance, 2016
• Men, Masculinities and Changing Power: A Discussion Paper on Engaging Men in Gender Equality from Beijing 1995 to 2015. MenEngage, UN Women and UNFPA, 2015

Session 3: Media and cultural agents

• WMW (Women’s Media Watch) Jamaica. Website
• Global Media Monitoring Project - Caribbean Regional Report. Global Media Monitoring Project, 2015

Session 4: Advancing legislative reforms for workplace equality: Critical moments for change

• Employment Sexual Harassment (Prevention) Act. Barbados, 2017
• Bill C-65: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act. Canada, introduced in 2017
• Model Sexual Harassment Bill. IMPACT Justice, 2017
• Model Guidelines for Sexual Offences Cases in the Caribbean Region. Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (Jurist) Project

AGENDA