March 20 2005 | Bridgetown, Barbados
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 21st 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 4th Summit of the Americas
