1st Regional Forum of the Group of Women Parliamentarians (Caribbean & North America)

THEME

Enhancing Women’s Leadership to Strengthen Democracy

OBJECTIVES

• To create a forum for women parliamentarians of the Americas to advance the regional gender-equality agenda for shaping the direction and character of emerging societies of the 21^st century.
• To build the capacity of parliamentarians to promote and implement gender-equity policies, through the sharing of experiences and best practices.
• To assess the advancement of women thus far and identify key growth areas and tools for their participation in leadership and decision making.
• To submit recommendations to the Plenary Assembly of FIPA, looking ahead to the 4^th Summit of the Americas.