Dominican Republic: Challenges for a Greater Participation of Women in Local Governments in Latin America
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Within the framework of the Project “Strengthening governance with a gender perspective and the political participation of women at the local level in Latin America” of UN-INSTRAW, the workshop entitled “Challenges and Opportunities for a Greater Participation of Women in Local Governments in Latin America”, was held on 17-19 march 2008 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Although in the last decade the number of women in political posts at the national level in Latin America has increased significantly, according to data collected by UN-INSTRAW in 16 Latin American countries, only 5.3% of governments at the local level are headed by women mayors. This implies that most Latin American municipalities, where women participate less in decision-making posts, lack plurality and representativeness.In order to confront and close this gap in representation, discussions were held during the workshop concerning new challenges and opportunities to promote greater political participation of women in decision-making posts at the local level, and a Project Consultative Committee. To read more on this project please visit INSTRAW´s Website
Within the framework of the Project “Strengthening governance with a gender perspective and the political participation of women at the local level in Latin America” of UN-INSTRAW, the workshop entitled “Challenges and Opportunities for a Greater Participation of Women in Local Governments in Latin America”, was held on 17-19 march 2008 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Although in the last decade the number of women in political posts at the national level in Latin America has increased significantly, according to data collected by UN-INSTRAW in 16 Latin American countries, only 5.3% of governments at the local level are headed by women mayors. This implies that most Latin American municipalities, where women participate less in decision-making posts, lack plurality and representativeness.In order to confront and close this gap in representation, discussions were held during the workshop concerning new challenges and opportunities to promote greater political participation of women in decision-making posts at the local level, and a Project Consultative Committee. To read more on this project please visit INSTRAW´s Website