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Respond, restructure, recover: Women and the COVID-19 response in the Caribbean

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Respond, restructure, recover: Women and the COVID-19 response in the Caribbean

CIWiL is interested in collecting feedback from you on topics for discussion for a webinar series on COVID-19 and its impact on Caribbean Women.

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After weeks of Latin American protests, expect to see more women elected to office

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For several weeks, angry Latin Americans have been protesting in the streets. In Bolivia, citizens are protesting allegedly fraudulent election results. In Chile and Ecuador, they’ve been marching and destroying property over economic inequality. And in Peru, battles over corruption reform led the president to dissolve congress, resulting in demonstrations and cries of a coup.

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For several weeks, angry Latin Americans have been protesting in the streets. In Bolivia, citizens are protesting allegedly fraudulent election results. In Chile and Ecuador, they’ve been marching and destroying property over economic inequality. And in Peru, battles over corruption reform led the president to dissolve congress, resulting in demonstrations and cries of a coup.

Women to the rescue: The gendered effects of public discontent on legislative nominations in Latin America

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November 6, 2019

Women to the rescue: The gendered effects of public discontent on legislative nominations in Latin America

Political parties act as gatekeepers, meaning that improvements in the representation of women depend on parties’ willingness to nominate women candidates.

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Political parties act as gatekeepers, meaning that improvements in the representation of women depend on parties’ willingness to nominate women candidates.

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After weeks of Latin American protests, expect to see more women elected to office

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After weeks of Latin American protests, expect to see more women elected to office

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For several weeks, angry Latin Americans have been protesting in the streets. In Bolivia, citizens are protesting allegedly fraudulent election results.

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For several weeks, angry Latin Americans have been protesting in the streets. In Bolivia, citizens are protesting allegedly fraudulent election results.

The role of political parties in promoting women in politics - UPLA

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October 15, 2019

The role of political parties in promoting women in politics - UPLA

The Women's Network of the Union of Latin American Parties (UPLA) is a political platform that seeks to promote and strengthen the participation and positioning of women in public decision-making roles in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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The Women's Network of the Union of Latin American Parties (UPLA) is a political platform that seeks to promote and strengthen the participation and positioning of women in public decision-making roles in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Women, power, & changing face of political representation in Latin America & the Caribbean

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August 19, 2019

Women, power, & changing face of political representation in Latin America & the Caribbean

By Luis Felipe López-Calva,

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Where are the women? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM Countries

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July 26, 2019

Where are the women? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM Countries

The research had three main objectives: first, to obtain a more detailed picture of the situation regarding women’s political participation in the CARICOM countries; second, to identify contextual factors and analyse how they affect the presence of C

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The research had three main objectives: first, to obtain a more detailed picture of the situation regarding women’s political participation in the CARICOM countries; second, to identify contextual factors and analyse how they affect the presence of C

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CSW 63: Women’s leadership in the national agendas of the Americas and Caribbean

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CSW 63: Women’s leadership in the national agendas of the Americas and Caribbean

“Women’s Leadership in the National Agendas of the Americas and Caribbean” is a side-event which is being hosted by the Government of Canada, in partn

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The law and violence against women in politics

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November 19, 2018

The law and violence against women in politics

Latin America has been at the vanguard in implementing diverse strategies to combat violence against women in politics (VAWIP). In 2012, Bolivia became the first country to criminalize “political violence and harassment against women” with Law 243.

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Latin America has been at the vanguard in implementing diverse strategies to combat violence against women in politics (VAWIP). In 2012, Bolivia became the first country to criminalize “political violence and harassment against women” with Law 243.

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