A Barbadian woman has been selected by the Organization of American States (OAS) to promote the implementation of the recommendations of the Electoral Observation Missions (EOM) in the field of women’s political participation.
She is Rosina Wiltshire, an international expert in development and gender equality.
The OAS says Wiltshire, who was previously appointed First Caribbean Community Advocate for Gender Justice for the year 2010 by CARICOM, will sit on the panel, headed by the former president of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla.
The panel also includes Chair of the National Electoral Council of Ecuador Diana Atamaint, former President of the Inter-parliamentary Union and former Mexican legislator Gabriela Cuevas, former Vice President and former Foreign Minister of Panama Isabel de Saint Malo, former Foreign Minister of Colombia María Ángela Holguín, and former Minister of the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil Luciana Lossio.
In a statement, the OAS noted these prominent regional leaders will share their experiences as candidates, legislators, governors, presidents or professionals in the electoral field, and will seek to work closely with authorities, political parties and civil society to continue to advance in the development and consolidation of administrative or legal reforms that lead to a long-term transformation in terms of women’s political participation.
It said its Electoral Observation Missions have analyzed this issue since 2011 and made recommendations aimed at achieving “more inclusive electoral processes that allow women in the Americas (including the Caribbean) to fully exercise their political rights.”
The OAS says the project has been made possible thanks to the contribution of the Government of Canada and the official launch of the high-level group will take place in the near future.
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