May 16 2013 | Paramaribo, Suriname
5th Annual Gathering of the Group of Women Parliamentarians (2013)
OBJECTIVE
- To develop strategies for increasing the political participation and leadership of women in the Americas, and provide legislators with tools for passing laws that are reflective of women’s issues from the region
Session 1: Women Presidents of National Legislatures Session 2: Leadership and Political Participation of Women of African Descent Session 3: The Effects of Women’s Participation in Politics
ARTICLES
- Political Participation and Leadership of Afro-Descendant Women (Beatriz Ramírez Abella – S2)
- Presentation (Beatriz Ramírez Abella – S2)
- Women’s Political Representation in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Latin America: A Preliminary Analysis (Cynthia Barrow Giles – S3)
- Presentation (Cynthia Barrow Giles – S3)
- Presentation (Maureen Clarke Clarke – keynote speaker) (in Spanish)
