Gender Mainstreaming

Topics: 
LABOR
Fight against discrimination
EMPLOYMENT
Gender equity
Labor inclusion of vulnerable groups
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
Structure and operations
Event date: 
07/21/2009
Place: 
Buenos Aires
Host Country: 
Argentina
Objectives: 

The participants were able to identify and prioritize the training needs of the Ministries of Labor of the region to strengthen the incorporation of a gender perspective into their policies, programs and actions.

Organizers: 

This Workshop is part of the IACML Calendar of Activities for 2008-2009, and it was organized in response to the strategic guidelines on gender approved by the XV IACML. It provided a forum for discussion of the study “The Institutionalization of a Gender Approach in the Ministries of Labor of the Americas”.

Participants:

  • Officers from the Ministries of Labour of the 34 OAS Member States responsible for gender mainstreaming
  • Representatives from COSATE and CEATAL
  • Representatives from ILO, civil society, researchers, as well as experts in the field
Presentations: 

Opening remarks

Olga Hammar, President of the Tripartite Commission for Equitable Treatment and Opportunities, on behalf of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina

Introductory Session

Presentation from moderator: Francisco Pilotti, Director, Department of Social Development and Employment (OAS)
Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) - Yasmin Solitahe Odlum, President of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)
ILO - Presentation of the main results and recommendations of the session “Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work”, 98th International Labour Conference of the ILO, by María Elena Valenzuela, Regional Specialist on Gender and Employment of the ILO

Session 1 – The Institutionalization of a Gender Approach in the Ministries of Labor of the Americas: Main findings of the study

Theme 1: The mission and functions of the gender specialized units in the Ministries of Labor

Presentation of the main results of the study “Institutionalization of a Gender Approach in the Ministries of Labor of the Americas”, by Lylian Mires, Consultant
Open dialogue among participants

Theme 2: Institutional incorporation of the gender specialized units in the Ministries of Labor

Introductory Presentation by Lylian Mires, Consultant
Open dialogue among participants

Theme 3: Programs and activities promoted by the gender specialized units and their contribution to gender mainstreaming in the Ministries of Labor

Introductory Presentation by Lylian Mires, Consultant
Open dialogue among participants

Session 2: Strengthening gender mainstreaming in the Ministries of Labor through training programs within the framework of the RIAL

Presentación por Lylian Mires, Consultora
Open dialogue among participants

Closing Session

Presentation of the main issues emerging from the Workshop to elaborate the final version of the study to be presented in the XVI IACML, by the moderator
Closing remarks by Olga Hammar, President of the Tripartite Commission for Equitable Treatment and Opportunities, on behalf of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina