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What's New
Women in Parliament Share Experiences to Inspire |
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 Thursday, March 8th, 2007 - Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas President, Colombian Senator Cecilia Lopez, launches FIPA’s “Women in Parliament Share Experiences to Inspire” project, encouraging greater participation of women in parliament in celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8 th, 2007
Dear Colleagues,
As President of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, I invite you to jointly promote the “Sharing Experiences” project and, thus, help strengthen our communication and learn from our experiences in the political arena. This program is intended to turn your experiences into a source of inspiration so that they can be shared with women leaders in our region. This is why we are inviting women parliamentarians of the Americas to submit one page write ups on topics that could be used to inspire, encourage and assist women to become involved in politics.
The FIPA Secretariat will undertake to consolidate all submissions and produce documents to be posted on the FIPA Website and on Virtual Parliament, as well as on an issue of ParlAmericas and the FIPA Newsletter. Memories will be shared with civil society groups and the general public throughout the region in the interest of reaching as many leaders as possible .
As a starting point to help you in better organizing the information when writing, we suggest addressing the following topics:
a) How I came to be a woman parliamentarian
b) Three tips I would give to a woman considering entering politics
c) Why was it worth it? What did I accomplish?
It is extremely important to set this project into motion, so that we can gain a deep understanding of each other and make known our role and our message to the peoples of the Americas. But we need your cooperation for this. We rely on you to ensure the “Sharing Experiences” program will strike a responsive cord and leave a trace on the minds of future leaders of the Americas.
Cecilia López Montaño
President - Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas
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Please note that articles should be approximately 500 words in length and should be submitted to Ms. Sabra Ripley, Deputy Executive Secretary of the FIPA Secretariat, at the coordinates below. We invite you to contact Ms. Ripley for any further information related to the project.
FIPA Secretariat
500 – 165 Sparks St.
Ottawa , Ontario
Canada K1P 5B9 Email: info@e-fipa.org
Phone: 1 (613) 594-5222
Fax: 1 (613) 594-4766
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Participate in FIPA’s Group of Women Parliamentarians Mentorship Project! |
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Group of Women Parliamentarians of the AmericasSecond Regional Forum (Central America and South America), Argentina 2005
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FIPA’s Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas mentorship project will allow newly elected women parliamentarians to connect with more experienced women colleagues from parliaments across the region in order to obtain assistance, advice and support useful in overcoming the challenges of political life.
Through the mentorship project seasoned women parliamentarians will be able to share their experience and knowledge on a variety of topics such as work-life balance, the development of legislation favourable to women’s rights and how to work with the opposition to promote women’s interests.
Women parliamentarians interested in joining this valuable initiative either as a mentor or as a new parliamentarian seeking a mentor are asked to submit one of the registration forms listed here below. |
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Women Parliamentarians of the Americas support the women of Haiti in the lead-up to elections there |
 OTTAWA, September 16, 2005 – Four representatives of the Inter-Parliamentary Form of the Americas (FIPA) are home after a three-day mission to Haiti, where they had gone to encourage Haitian women to participate in the electoral process, register as voters and stand as candidates in the parliamentary elections being held this coming November.
FIPA President Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette of Canada, Argentinean congresswoman Margarita Stolbizer, Grenadian cabinet minister Yolande Bain-Joseph and Mexican senator Silvia Domínguez met with women candidates in Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien. “Pacification and stabilization of the political and social situation in Haiti depends on active involvement by women in the pre-election and post-election processes,” said Congresswoman Stolbizer, who is President of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas. “We met women who feel true vocations, who are convinced of their historic responsibilities [...] and ready to shoulder them.”
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Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas meet during the
Fourth Plenary Assembly in Brasilia, Brazil
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 FIPA’s Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas met in Brasilia, conducting its activities in two sessions convened in the Chamber of Deputies on May 20 th and 21 st.
The meeting was formally opened and a welcoming address given by Brazilian Congresswoman Janette Capiberibe, and the sessions were presided over by the president of the Women’s Group and Member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, Margarita Stolbizer.
The activities of the Group are aimed at creating conditions of equality to aid in the strengthening of democratic governance.
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| Barbados Hosts First Sub-Regional Forum of the Group of Women Parliamentarians |
Barbados, March 21 - 22, 2005 - The first sub-regional forum (Caribbean and North America) of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas was held in Barbados March 20th – 22nd and attracted high level participants from across the Caribbean, as well as Canada and Mexico.
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Launch
of an On Line Work Space for the Women Parliamentarians of the
America
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We invite you to join other women parliamentarians
of the Americas in discussing through this online space. If you
are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity for inter-parliamentary
dialogue please register with the FIPA Technical Secretariat by
filling out this
form.
For more information about this and other Work Spaces
please contact us at info-fipa@e-fipa.org.
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Group
of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, Chile - April 2004
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Report
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 The
Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas met at the National
Congress of Chile, host legislature of the Third Plenary Meeting
of the Inter-Parliamentarian Forum of the Americas, on Friday,
April 2, 2004, from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. The meeting was chaired
by Congresswoman Margarita Stolbizer of the Republic of Argentina.
The main theme of the meeting, presented by the
Chief of the Division of Women and Development of ECLAC, Ms.
Sonia Montaño, was entitled "Democratic Governance:
Public Policies with a Gender Perspective. The Need to Include
Men and Women in Regional Development Strategies."
Representing the Minister-Director of the National
Women's Service of Chile, the Head of the Department on the
Legal Status of Women, Ms. Patricia Silva Meléndez, spoke
on "Progress and Challenges in Policies of Equal Opportunities
for Women."
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Buenos Aires , April 8, 2005. Today, Friday, April 8, the Regional Forum of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, chaired by Argentine Deputy Margarita Stolbizer, ended. She said that, in view of the importance of equal opportunity, it was essential to have the active participation of parliamentarians representing both the government and opposition parties in order to achieve the stated objectives of implementing public policies for equality. 