2018
November 19 | Bridgetown, Barbados
Parliamentary-Civil Society Dialogue | Transformational Leadership for Gender Equality in the Caribbean: Regional Strategies and Partnerships
PARTNER BRIEFING PRESENTATIONS
- Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit. Dr. Halimah DeShong, Head and Lecturer
- No! to Online Abuse and Harassment. Ashell Forde, President
- UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean. Tonni Brodber, Deputy Representative
- The Commonwealth Secretariat. Dr. Tres-Ann Kremer, Head of Good Offices for Peace and Political Adviser for the Caribbean Region
- Promoting Women’s Political Leadership in the Caribbean: A joint CIWiL-ParlAmericas project. Lady Anande Trotman-Joseph, Chairperson of the Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL), and Alisha Todd, Director General of ParlAmericas
RESOURCES Women’s political leadership
- Women’s Political Leadership in the Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
- The Status of Women in Leadership Across the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth, 2015
- Paving the Way to Opportunities: Women in Leadership across the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Business Council and ACCA, 2013
- Women and Political Parties in Five Small States of the Commonwealth Caribbean. Commonwealth Secretariat, 2018
- Where are the Women? A Study of Women, Politics, and Equality in the CARICOM Countries. UNDP, 2015
- Promoting Women’s Candidacies: An overview of electoral systems, political parties, and campaign financing. ParlAmericas, 2017
Gender and sustainable development
- United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework in the Caribbean. UN Caribbean, 2016
- Why Gender Equality Matters to Achieving all 17 SDGs. Infographic. UN Women, 2018
- Turning Promises into Action: Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UN Women, 2018
- Making Social Protection Gender-Responsive: Lessons from UN Women’s Work in the Eastern Caribbean. UN Women, 2017
Inclusive legislative work
- Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. Toolkit, ParlAmericas, 2018
- Intersectionality. ParlAmericas, 2018
Gender-based violence and discrimination
- Foundations Programme: Strengthening Prevention Approaches To Address Gender-Based Violence In the Caribbean. Brochure, UN Women and the Maria Holder Memorial Trust, 2018
- Reference documents compiling CEDAW recommendations by country:
- Concluding Observations on the Role of Parliaments. UN Women, 2018
- Recommendations on Equality and Social Inclusion. UN Women, 2018
- Recommendations for a Healthy Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
- Recommendations for an Inclusive, Equitable, and Prosperous Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
- Recommendations for a Safe, Cohesive, and Just Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
- Recommendations for a Sustainable and Resilient Caribbean. UN Women, 2018
May 22 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
10th Gathering of the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality: Gender-Responsive Climate Action
PRESENTATIONS
- May 22, 2018
- May 23, 2018
- Gender Equality & Climate Policy: Words to Action. Bridget Burns, WEDO
- Strengthening the Gender Responsiveness of Climate Change Policies & Actions. UnaMay Gordon, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation of Jamaica
- Gender and Climate Change in Mexico: Achievements, Opportunities, Lessons Learned, and Challenges. Itzá Castañeda, IUCN Global Gender Office
- The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Articulating Global Agendas on DRR, CC and SDGs with a Gender Perspective. Jennifer Guralnick, UNISDR
- May 24, 2018
- Gender-Responsive Disaster Response. Farmala Jacobs, Directorate of Gender Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda
- UNFPA’s Work in Addressing Disasters. Aurora Noguera-Ramkissoon, UNFPA’s Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago
- Waste Picker Perceptions on Health and Health Risks: Perspectives from the Ground. Ana Carolina Ogando, WIEGO
- Gender, Health and Climate Action. Cathy Cuellar, PAHO
RESOURCES
- Gender-Responsive Budgeting Training Session Tools. ParlTools Portal, UN Women and ParlAmericas
- Climate Change Laws of the World, database, The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
- Gender Mainstreaming in Public Policies on Climate Change in Latin America. ECLAC and the European Union, 2017 (in Spanish)
- Climate Change Gender Action Plans, website, IUCN
- Paris Agreement. United Nations, 2015
- Mapping Nationally Determined Contributions, website, ParlAmericas
- A Gender Analysis of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. WEDO, 2016
- Gender Action Plan. UNFCCC, 2017
- Pocket Guide to Gender Equality under the UNFCCC. European Capacity Building Initiative, 2017
- Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030). UNISDR, 2015
- UN Women in Crisis and Emergency Contexts in Latin America and the Caribbean. UN Women, 2017
- Gender, Climate Change and Health. WHO, 2016
- Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change. IUCN, UNDP, GGCA, 2009
- Gender inequalities in health in the Americas. PAHO, 2016
Following the elections held at the gathering, the composition of the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality Executive Committee is as follows:
- President:
- Member of the Chamber of Deputies Karina Banfi (Argentina)
- Vice-President – North America:
- Senator Mobina Jaffer (Canada)
- Vice-President – Central America:
- Member of the Legislative Assembly Norma Cristina Cornejo (El Salvador)
- Vice-President – Caribbean:
- President of the Senate Chester Humphrey (Grenada)
- Vice-President – South America:
- Member of the National Assembly Karina Arteaga (Ecuador)
- Alternate: Member of the Chamber of Deputies Marcela Sabat (Chile)
- Observer:
- Member of the National Assembly Delsa Solórzano (Venezuela)
January 24 | 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
