The Institute for Gender and Development Studies, UWI St Augustine hosted “Women and Political Power: A Right to Lead” on March 19. The event was a timely intervention into public affairs, raising critical questions and emerging themes from the current political landscape where gender issues have once again come to the fore. There were three major points made by the speakers: (i) it is necessary for academics and members of the community to deconstruct the gendered nature of media coverage, (ii) women’s experiences in politics gives insight into the ongoing unequal gender power relations in the Caribbean and (iii) the IGDS is committed to engaging the society with diverse stakeholders in developing informed analyses of current affairs.
This event was a follow-up on a three-year research project between the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian High Commission, titled “Politics, Power and Gender Justice in the Anglophone Caribbean: Women’s Understandings of Politics, Experiences of Political Contestation and the Possibilities for Gender Transformation.” All presentations may be found on our IGDS St Augustine YouTube page. |
