Central Africa dialogue on gender social norms transformation
Source: International IDEA
International IDEA convened the Central Africa Dialogue on Advancing the Transformation of Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making. The Dialogue was convened within the framework of the European Union (EU)-funded Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) Women’s Leadership Initiative, implemented in partnership with UN Women, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), under the overall coordination and leadership of UN Women. The Dialogue was held in in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and focused on nine countries in the Central Africa region: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
Representatives from the WYDE Women’s Leadership Initiative partners included John Villiers, Programme Officer at the European Union Delegation to the African Union, Michael Steffens, the EU Delegation in Ethiopia, Schadrack Dusabe, Deputy Representative for UN Women in Ethiopia, Desset Abebe, Program Specialist on Leadership and Governance, UN Women in Ethiopia and Jainaba Faye, International IDEA Programme Manger in The Gambia.
International IDEA convened the Central Africa Dialogue on Advancing the Transformation of Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making. The Dialogue was convened within the framework of the European Union (EU)-funded Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) Women’s Leadership Initiative, implemented in partnership with UN Women, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), under the overall coordination and leadership of UN Women. The Dialogue was held in in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and focused on nine countries in the Central Africa region: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
Representatives from the WYDE Women’s Leadership Initiative partners included John Villiers, Programme Officer at the European Union Delegation to the African Union, Michael Steffens, the EU Delegation in Ethiopia, Schadrack Dusabe, Deputy Representative for UN Women in Ethiopia, Desset Abebe, Program Specialist on Leadership and Governance, UN Women in Ethiopia and Jainaba Faye, International IDEA Programme Manger in The Gambia.