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A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM Countries Empowered lives. WHERE Resilient nations. ARE THE WOMEN? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM Countries JAMAICA Case Study WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM Countries JAMAICA Case Study WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM Countries JAMAICA Case Study UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Table Of Contents UNDP REGIONAL CENTRE PANAMA INTRODUCTION ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 JESSICA FAIETA UN ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL 1� General Overview, Political System and Electoral System of Jamaica ������������8 UNDP REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RBLAC Political System ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 Electoral System ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 SUSAN MCDADE 2� Women’s Access to Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Branches �������������11 DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR Women and Legislative Power ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12 REGIONAL BUREAU FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RBLAC Women and Executive Power ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 15 Women at the Sub-National Level ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18 REBECA ARIAS Women and Tribal Governance Structures ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 DIRECTOR REGIONAL CENTRE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RBLAC 3� Women, Power and Influence to Promote Gender Equality ������������������������������������������������������������������������23 Coordination: Neus Bernabeu. Programme Specialist Gender in Development There are Relatively Few Women in Decision-Making ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23 Consultants: Monique Essed-Fernandes and Annette Tjon Sie Fat Reasons Women are Underrepresented �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������24 Reviewed by: Rosa Lucia Peña Institutional Impediments Within Political Parties ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 Copy editor: David Pettigrove Low presence of women in leadership positions in political parties �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������25 Prioritization of Gender Issues in Parliament ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Cover design: Oscar Riaño Women in parliamentary committees �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������28 Building capacity for promoting gender equality ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������31 This document has been developed by the Gender Practice Area of the UNDP Regional Gender Responsive Budgeting �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������31 Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean, with the help of the UNDP Country Offices in CARICOM. Accountability for Gender Equality �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32 Special thanks to Annette Tjon Sie Fat and Monique Essed-Fernandes who developed Gender Equality Advances on Legislation: A Review of Topics ������������������������������������������������������������� 34 the main research for this study and also to all the UNDP colleagues and experts that helped us to obtain information and participated in the peer review process: Isiuwa Iyahen, Public Policies on Gender Equality and the Role of the Gender Bureaus ��������������������������������������������� 38 Gerardo Berthin, Adriana Ballestin, Atsuko Hirakawa, Carolyn Reynolds, Leith Dunn, Sharda Ganga, Cherise Adjodha, Lara Blanco, Chisa Mikami, Trevor Benn, Elsie Laurence-Chounoune, Women as Agents of Change for Gender Equality ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 40 Asha Bobb-Semple, Jay Coombs, Armstrong Alexis, Meriam Hubard and Gerardo Noto. Political women and the promotion of women’s issues ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������41 Women’s movements �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������42 Where Are The Women? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the Networks and Caucuses: Women Working Together ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 43 CARICOM, United Nations Development Programme, 2015 ISBN 978-9962-688-32-7 Summary of Main Findings �����������������������������������������������������������������������������45 Recommendations ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������46 © Copyright, 2015 UNDP Bibliography ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������47 All rights reserved. The opinions, analysis and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations Development Programme. UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Table Of Contents UNDP REGIONAL CENTRE PANAMA INTRODUCTION ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 JESSICA FAIETA UN ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL 1� General Overview, Political System and Electoral System of Jamaica ������������8 UNDP REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RBLAC Political System ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 Electoral System ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 SUSAN MCDADE 2� Women’s Access to Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Branches �������������11 DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR Women and Legislative Power ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12 REGIONAL BUREAU FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RBLAC Women and Executive Power ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 15 Women at the Sub-National Level ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18 REBECA ARIAS Women and Tribal Governance Structures ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 DIRECTOR REGIONAL CENTRE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RBLAC 3� Women, Power and Influence to Promote Gender Equality ������������������������������������������������������������������������23 Coordination: Neus Bernabeu. Programme Specialist Gender in Development There are Relatively Few Women in Decision-Making ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23 Consultants: Monique Essed-Fernandes and Annette Tjon Sie Fat Reasons Women are Underrepresented �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������24 Reviewed by: Rosa Lucia Peña Institutional Impediments Within Political Parties ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 Copy editor: David Pettigrove Low presence of women in leadership positions in political parties �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������25 Prioritization of Gender Issues in Parliament ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Cover design: Oscar Riaño Women in parliamentary committees �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������28 Building capacity for promoting gender equality ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������31 This document has been developed by the Gender Practice Area of the UNDP Regional Gender Responsive Budgeting �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������31 Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean, with the help of the UNDP Country Offices in CARICOM. Accountability for Gender Equality �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32 Special thanks to Annette Tjon Sie Fat and Monique Essed-Fernandes who developed Gender Equality Advances on Legislation: A Review of Topics �������������������������������������������������������������
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