IPU: Regional debate on “Gender-sensitive parliaments”

REGIONAL DEBATE ON "GENDER-SENSITIVE PARLIAMENTS" Chamber of Deputies

Valparaíso, Chile, 11 and 12 July 2012Regional meeting organized by the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the Inter-Parliamentary Union

The regional debate on “Gender-sensitive parliaments” is being organized jointly by the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the IPU and will be held on 11 and 12 July 2012, in Valparaiso (Chile).This event is one of many activities designed to follow up the launch of the IPU Report "Gender-sensitive parliaments: A global review of good practice" (2011). As part of its research on gender-sensitive parliaments, the IPU, in collaboration with International IDEA, conducted aregional study in Latin America and national studies in Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru.The purpose of the regional debate is to bring together parliaments and parliamentarians from the countries that participated in the studies and give them an opportunity to exchange views, compare experiences and share lessons learned on how their parliaments are adapting their structures, working methods, mechanisms and work to meet the expectations and fulfil the interests of both women and men.

DOCUMENTS AND LINKS 

Practical and substantive documents related to the event are available only in Spanish,
which is the only working language for this particular event.

• Provisional Programme [PDF]
• Information note [PDF]
• Registration form [ Word ] [ PDF ]
• Hotel reservation form (Hotel San Martín) [ Word ] [ PDF ]
• Hotel reservation form (Hotel Sheraton Miramar) [ Word ] [ PDF ]
• "Gender-sensitive parliaments: A global review of good practice" (IPU Report)
• "Gender mainstreaming in Latin American Parliaments: A work in progress" (Joint report by the IPU and the International IDEA)
• Chamber of Deputies of Chile

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For more information see IPU.