2nd Regional Forum of the Group of Women Parliamentarians (Central & South America)

THEME

Enhancing Women’s Leadership to Strengthen Democracy

OBJECTIVES

• To improve the ability of parliamentarians to implement gender-equality policies through the exchange of experiences and best practices.
• To assess progress in the area of women’s leadership in the region while identifying tools to enhance their participation in decision-making venues.
• To make recommendations to FIPA’s Plenary Assembly ahead of the 4^th Summit of the Americas (Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 4-5, 2005), which will focus on the theme of creating employment to confront poverty and strengthen democratic governance.