January 24 2018 | Kingston, Jamaica
Inter-parliamentary Meeting: Partnerships to Transform Gender Relations
PRESENTATIONS
- Keynote address, Sheila Roseau, Deputy Regional Director – UNFPA Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Metricizing Gender For State Intervention, Patricia Mohammed, University of the West Indies
- Men and Boys and Gender Equality, Humberto Carolo, White Ribbon
RESOURCES Session 1: Comprehensive approaches to address gender inequality
- National Gender Policies in the English Speaking Caribbean. Deborah McFee, IDRC Research Report, 2014
- Gender Equality Plans in Latin America and the Caribbean: Roadmaps for Development. ECLAC, 2017
- Policies and plans
- Strategic Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence. The Bahamas, 2015
- Revised National Gender Policy. Belize, 2013
- It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence. Status of Women Canada, website
- National Policy and Action Plan for Gender Equity and Equality in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Dominica, 2006
- National Policy for Gender Equality. Jamaica, 2011
Session 2: Effective strategies for engaging men
- Male Allies for Gender Equality: A Toolkit for Parliamentarians. ParlAmericas, website
- White Ribbon. Website
- Strengthening Civil Society Organizations and Government Partnerships to Scale Up Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A Tool for Action. UNFPA, Promundo and the MenEngage Alliance, 2016
- Men, Masculinities and Changing Power: A Discussion Paper on Engaging Men in Gender Equality from Beijing 1995 to 2015. MenEngage, UN Women and UNFPA, 2015
Session 3: Media and cultural agents
- WMW (Women’s Media Watch) Jamaica. Website
- Global Media Monitoring Project – Caribbean Regional Report. Global Media Monitoring Project, 2015
Session 4: Advancing legislative reforms for workplace equality: Critical moments for change
- Employment Sexual Harassment (Prevention) Act. Barbados, 2017
- Bill C-65: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act. Canada, introduced in 2017
- Model Sexual Harassment Bill. IMPACT Justice, 2017
- Model Guidelines for Sexual Offences Cases in the Caribbean Region. Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (Jurist) Project
