SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasGender

PRESS RELEASE

DECLARATION

ELECTIONS

During the 9th gathering organized by the Group of Women Parliamentarians, the​ president, two​ vice-presidents of the ​Group's ​executive committee, and the host for the next gathering ​were elected: ​

• President: Member of the Chamber of Deputies Karina Banfi (Argentina)
• Vice-President (Central America): Member of the Legislative Assembly Ligia Fallas (Costa Rica)
• Vice-President (Caribbean): Senator Chester Humphrey, President of the Senate (Grenada)
• Host Parliament: Trinidad and Tobago

RESOURCES

• Equal Media Treatment of Women Politicians: Recommendations to promote balanced media coverage and communication free of gender stereotypes. ParlAmericas, 2017
• Promoting Women's Candidacies: An overview of electoral systems, political parties, and campaign financing. ParlAmericas, 2017
• Diversifying political power to build inclusive societies, report of the 8^th gathering organized by the Group of Women Parliamentarians. ParlAmericas, 2016

AGENDA

SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasGender

PRESENTATIONS

• Men as Allies in Parliamentary Work for Gender Equality, ParlAmericas

AGENDA

SOCIAL MEDIA: #GéneroyMedios

RESOURCE: Equal Media Treatment of Women Politicians: Recommendations to promote balanced media coverage and communication free of gender stereotypes. ParlAmericas, 2017

PRESS RELEASE

DECLARATION (in Spanish)

PRESENTATIONS

• Communication Media, Gender and Human Rights, Dr. Aimée Vega Montiel (in Spanish)
• Challenging Stereotypes: Communications Strategies, Dr. Virginia García Beaudoux (in Spanish)

OTHER RESOURCES

• Organic Law on Communication (Ecuador, 2013) (in Spanish)
• Inclusive Language Manual (Mexico, 2016) (in Spanish)
• Social Media: Advancing Women in Politics? (WIP - Harvard - Facebook)
• Public Policies on Communication and Gender in Latin America (2016), Civil Association Communication for Equality and the Public Defender of Audiovisual Communications Services of Argentina (in Spanish)
• Public Policies on Communication and Gender in Latin America (2014), Civil Association Communication for Equality (in Spanish)
• Section J, "Women and the Media" (Beijing Platform for Action)
• Illustrated Guide for Communication without Gender Stereotypes (Secretariat of Communications - SECOM, in collaboration with the National Women's Service - SERNAM, Chile) (in Spanish)
• Gender-Sensitive Indicators for the Media: Framework of Indicators to Gauge Gender Sensitivity in Media Operations and Content (UNESCO)
• Guide for the Use of a Non-Sexist and Egalitarian Language in the HCDN (Chamber of Deputies, Argentina) (in Spanish)

AGENDA (in Spanish)