The Americas and the Caribbean

The Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organisation of American States (OAS) will co-host the Second Hemispheric Forum “Women’s Full Citizenship for Democracy”, which will be held in Santo Domingo from today until Saturday.

Four women are vying for the role of the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations in what is being described as an “unprecedented” election.

For the first time in AFN election history, the number of female candidates is equal to the male candidates.

Buenos Aires recently established a new body within the city legislature to handle bills that address women’s issues. Called the Parlamento de Mujeres, it comprises dozens of organizations that fight for women’s rights.

Female candidates are poised to occupy an unprecedented third of the seats in Mexico’s bicameral parliament when preliminary results for the Jul.1 election are confirmed.

A record 294 women have filed papers to run for the U.S. House this year and shattered the previous high mark for female candidates set in 2010.

This is the inaugural session of the new Parlamento de Mujeres’ semiannual meetings, the first held on the International Day of Action for the Health of Women and the second planned for September.

Thursday 01 March 2007, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Under the auspices of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), various civil society organizations and State offices for women and gender agreed to work together to prom

International IDEA has organized a meeting of female parliamentarians from six countries who will meet in Lima on June 4-5, 2007 to analyze their experiences as members of women’s parliamentarian caucuses.