2017
May 23 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Women’s Empowerment: Social and Political Responses
9th Gathering organized by the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality
9th Gathering organized by the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality
RESOURCES
- Equal Media Treatment of Women Politicians: Recommendations to promote balanced media coverage and communication free of gender stereotypes. ParlAmericas, 2017
- Promoting Women’s Candidacies: An overview of electoral systems, political parties, and campaign financing. ParlAmericas, 2017
- Diversifying political power to build inclusive societies, report of the 8th gathering organized by the Group of Women Parliamentarians. ParlAmericas, 2016
During the 9th gathering organized by the Group of Women Parliamentarians, the president, two vice-presidents of the Group’s executive committee, and the host for the next gathering were elected:
- President: Member of the Chamber of Deputies Karina Banfi (Argentina)
- Vice-President (Central America): Member of the Legislative Assembly Ligia Fallas (Costa Rica)
- Vice-President (Caribbean): Senator Chester Humphrey, President of the Senate (Grenada)
- Host Parliament: Trinidad and Tobago
May 22 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Men as Allies in Parliamentary Work for Gender Equality
PRESENTATIONS
- Men as Allies in Parliamentary Work for Gender Equality, ParlAmericas
January 12 | Santiago, Chile
Gender Equality and the Media
3rd Parliamentary Forum on Beijing+20
3rd Parliamentary Forum on Beijing+20
PRESENTATIONS
- Communication Media, Gender and Human Rights, Dr. Aimée Vega Montiel (in Spanish)
- Challenging Stereotypes: Communications Strategies, Dr. Virginia García Beaudoux (in Spanish)
OTHER RESOURCES
- Organic Law on Communication (Ecuador, 2013) (in Spanish)
- Inclusive Language Manual (Mexico, 2016) (in Spanish)
- Social Media: Advancing Women in Politics? (WIP – Harvard – Facebook)
- Public Policies on Communication and Gender in Latin America (2016), Civil Association Communication for Equality and the Public Defender of Audiovisual Communications Services of Argentina (in Spanish)
- Public Policies on Communication and Gender in Latin America (2014), Civil Association Communication for Equality (in Spanish)
- Section J, “Women and the Media” (Beijing Platform for Action)
- Illustrated Guide for Communication without Gender Stereotypes (Secretariat of Communications – SECOM, in collaboration with the National Women’s Service – SERNAM, Chile) (in Spanish)
- Gender-Sensitive Indicators for the Media: Framework of Indicators to Gauge Gender Sensitivity in Media Operations and Content (UNESCO)
- Guide for the Use of a Non-Sexist and Egalitarian Language in the HCDN (Chamber of Deputies, Argentina) (in Spanish)
