Events

#NotInMyParliament—Sexism, harassment and violence against women parliamentarians

Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights violations, and the world of politics is also affected by this scourge. As in other sectors, violence against women in politics has…

High-Level meeting of women with disabilities in political and public leadership: Towards Beijing+25

The 12th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP) will take place from 11-13 June 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy…

Participation of persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities in political and public life: A side event at COSP12

The 12th Conference of States Parties to the CRPD will take place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 11 to 13 June 2019. The genuine participation of all citizens in political…

Leadership for policy change: Government, INGO, and DPO strategies for political inclusion

Data collection and awareness-raising at the international, regional, and national levels is critical for the creation of inclusive policies. This panel will discuss good practices and lessons…

Strengthening political parties - Ensuring people’s voice towards the 2030 agenda

Political Parties of Finland for Democracy (Demo Finland) on behalf of The Political Party Peer Network is organizing the conference “Strengthening Political Parties - Ensuring People’s Voice…

#RunAsYouAre2019: Multi-city national training

#RunAsYouAre 2019: National Training is a day long workshop for women who want to run for office and support other women who want to run. VoteRunLead's signature "How to Run for Office" trainings…

Tunis Forum on Gender Equality

In partnership with the Government of Tunisia and the Swedish International Development Agency, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and…

WPL Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting at Concordia Americas Summit 2019

Women Political Leaders (WPL) will be hosting the WPL Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting in Bogotá, Colombia on May 14th 2019. Invitees are female politicians from Latin…

CSW 63: Violence against women in politics in Latin America and the Caribbean

Context Currently, Latin America is the region of the world with the largest representation of women in national parliaments. However, behind this positive fact, worrisome realities hide. To achieve…