Expert Round Table on gender-sensitive public policies in Latin America 
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UN-INSTRAW and the Regional Training Programme on Gender and Public Policies (PRIGEPP), at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina, will initiate a Virtual Expert Round Table for specialists with the objective of discussing the situation of gender-sensitive public policies in Latin America from 17 to 24 November 2008.
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UN-INSTRAW presented the Experience of the Central American Path to Learning in Canada
UN-INSTRAW presented the experience of the Central American Path to Learning at the International Conference “Learning Democracy by Doing. Alternative Practices in Citizenship Learning and Participatory Democracy” that took place at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (OISE/UT), between October 16th and 18th. Read more.
About the Project
In spite of international agreements, extended efforts and the many initiatives in place, the political participation of women in decision-making at the local level continues to be significantly and unjustly less than that of men. At the same time, women’s interests and needs are not being adequately considered in local planning and management.
 UN-INSTRAW’s project ‘Strengthening Governance from a Gender Perspective and Women's Political Participation at the Local Level in Latin America’ analyses governance processes, the difficulties women face in everyday participation, and useful strategies to overcome these difficulties. In broad terms, the main goal of this initiative is the promotion of women’s rights, gender equality, participation and political leadership in local government planning and management in Latin America.
The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) has funded the three-year project which focuses on women’s political participation in 10 Latin American countries from the Andean and Central American regions. For more information go to: About the Project.
To remain in positions of power is more difficult for women. A UN-INSTRAW study analyses why.
 The results of the study ‘Women’s Political Participation at the Local Level in Latin America’ show that only 5.3% of City Halls in Latin America are led by women.
When analyzing the reasons for such a low percentage,
UN-INSTRAW’s study has found that more is demanded from women working in politics than from men, that they receive criticism that men would not have to deal with, and that in addition, they frequently face political harassment. Read More
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