WASHINGTON (CMC) — US-based Atlantic Council, says its Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) has formed a new partnership with the UN Women Multi-Country Office in the Caribbean “to tackle the most pressing gender-based challenges in the Caribbean.”
The group said it will focus on gender equity and security in the Caribbean particularly in Jamaica and Guyana.
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“Women and girls in the Caribbean face unique challenges that prevent them from reaching equal footing in society,” said Valentina Sader, AALAC associate director and leader of the center’s gender-related work. “These include lack of access to critical resources to rebuild after natural disasters and barriers to political representation.”
Sader pointed to studies which suggest that elected or appointed women represent less than half of all political offices in the Caribbean, and that 46 per cent of women in the region experience violence at least once in their lifetime.
She said AALAC will leverage its global and regional networks and its “uniquely-positioned” Caribbean Initiative to raise awareness and foster dialogue on the challenges facing women and girls in the Caribbean.
Specifically, she said the project will cover peace, security, and gender-based violence; democracy and political representation; economic recovery and empowerment; and climate and climate financing.
ASHINGTON (CMC) — US-based Atlantic Council, says its Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) has formed a new partnership with the UN Women Multi-Country Office in the Caribbean “to tackle the most pressing gender-based challenges in the Caribbean.”
The group said it will focus on gender equity and security in the Caribbean particularly in Jamaica and Guyana.
“Women and girls in the Caribbean face unique challenges that prevent them from reaching equal footing in society,” said Valentina Sader, AALAC associate director and leader of the center’s gender-related work. “These include lack of access to critical resources to rebuild after natural disasters and barriers to political representation.”
Sader pointed to studies which suggest that elected or appointed women represent less than half of all political offices in the Caribbean, and that 46 per cent of women in the region experience violence at least once in their lifetime.
She said AALAC will leverage its global and regional networks and its “uniquely-positioned” Caribbean Initiative to raise awareness and foster dialogue on the challenges facing women and girls in the Caribbean.
Specifically, she said the project will cover peace, security, and gender-based violence; democracy and political representation; economic recovery and empowerment; and climate and climate financing.
