1	Gender Perspective in the Summits of the Americas April 21, 2004 Washington, DC
2	Gender Perspective in the Summits of the Americas Background Achievements and Progress Challenges
3	Background
4	Third Summit of the Americas – April 20 – 22, 2001 Democracy Human Rights Justice Hemispheric Security Trade and Finance Infrastructure Disaster Management Sustainable Development Agriculture
5	Why a Special Summit? POOR AND INDIGENT POPULATION 1990-2003 (MILLIONS)
6	Why a Special Summit? Argentina - Nestor Carlos Kirchner (2003) Bahamas - Perry Christie (2002) Bolivia – Mr. Carlos Mesa Gisbert (2002) Brazil - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003) Canada– Paul Martin (2002) Colombia - Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002) Costa Rica - Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (2002) Ecuador - Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbua (2003) Guatemala – Óscar Berger Honduras - Ricardo Maduro (2002) Jamaica - Percival James Patterson (1992/2002) Nicaragua – Enrique Bolaños (2002) Paraguay - Nicanor Duarte Frutos (2003) Trinidad and Tobago - Patrick Manning (PNM) 2003
7	Special Summit of the Americas Economic Growth with Equity to Reduce Poverty Democratic Governance Social Development
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9	Miami – Plan of Action Promote and Protect Women’s Human Rights Support policies that ensure that women enjoy full and equal legal rights within their families and societies Ensure the removal of constraints for women’s full participation as voters, candidates, and elected and appointed officials
10	Santiago – Plan of Action Promote a review of national legislation in order to eliminate provisions leading to any type of discrimination Seek to attain legal equality between men and women by the year 2002 Promote the adoption of legal, educational and social measures to combat the physical and sexual abuse of children, trafficking in minors, child prostitution and child exploitation in all its forms
11	Quebec – Plan of Action 26 mandates on gender and women are found in nine different areas of Summit commitments An entire section devoted to Gender Equality
12	Gender Equality – Quebec City Plan of Action Calls for full participation of women in the development of our societies, and the elimination of inequalities Endorses the Inter-American Program on the Promotion of Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equity and Equality (IAP) Supports the promotion of women’s full and equal participation in political life in their countries and in the decision-making at all levels Reinforces the role of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) as technical advisor to the SIRG Promotes the use of information and communication technologies to address inequality Calls for the strengthening of data and statistical information disaggregated by sex
13	Gender Mandates at the Summits of the Americas From Miami to Monterrey General Mandates / Miami Specific Mandates / Quebec Concrete Results Cross-cutting Nature of Gender Mandates
14	Gender and the Inter-American Democratic Chart Article 28: “States shall promote the full and equal participation of women in the political structures of their countries as a fundamental element in the promotion and exercise of a democratic culture.”
15	Achievements – Youth Illiteracy Growth Rates by sex
16	Achievements – Illiteracy Rates in Developing Countries and in Latin America Source: World Bank
17	Achievements – Child Immunization and Mother’s Educational Level
18	Achievements – Rates of Participation in Economic Activities, by sex
19	International Instruments 31 out of 34 OAS Member States have ratified the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women (Belém do Pará, 1994) All OAS Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 14 OAS Member States have ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
20	Integration of a Gender perspective in Ministerial Meetings Declaration of La Paz, Bolivia on Decentralization (2001) XII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (2001) Declaration of the V Conference of Defense Ministers (2002) Declaration of Cartagena de Indias on Culture (2002) IV Meeting of Ministers of Justice or Attorney General of the Americas (REMJA IV 2002) Special Conference on Security (2003)
21	Achievements – Professional Women at the OAS General Secretariat
22	Challenges – Latin America: Unemployment Rates, by sex
23	Challenges – Latin America: Population with No Income, by sex and age groups, 2002 (Percentage of Totals. by sex)
24	Violence Against Women
25	Challenges – Ratio of Estimated Female to Male Earned Income
26	Challenges – Women in Parliament: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000
27	Women in Power
28	Challenges – Maternal Mortality
29	Challenges – HIV/AIDS: Number of Men and Women Infected (2001)
30	Challenges – Index of Gender Equality
31	Follow-up and Indicators Why Indicators? Common standard Reliable data over a period of time Hold decision-makers accountable Monitor progress Policy planning Fundraising
32	"IV Summit of the Americas" IV Summit of the Americas, Argentina 2005 A Look Ahead:
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