Subject: [fem-women2000 282] 6/8 WEDO 50/50 By 2005 CAMPAIGN
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 23:25:32 +0900
Seq: 282

From: "Leslie Wright" <ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 20:28:00 -0400
Subject: [ngo-csw-ny] Fw: WEDO LAUNCHES 50/50 By 2005 CAMPAIGN

yet another event for the Special Session on Beijing+5.  This one does not
require accreditation. Please use the form below to register.  Leslie
----- Original Message -----
From: Rosa G. Lizarde <rosa@wedo.org>
To: <rosa@wedo.org>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 6:33 PM
Subject: WEDO LAUNCHES 50/50 By 2005 CAMPAIGN


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>
> Dear Colleague,
>
> The Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) is pleased to
> invite you to join us in the launching of the global campaign for "50-50
> by 2005: Get the Balance Right!!" to be held on June 8, 2000, 9:00A.M. 
> to 4:00 P.M. at the auditorium of the Ford Foundation at 320 East, 
> 43rd Street, New York, USA. The campaign will be launched in 
> conjunction with the UN General Assembly Session that will review
> the first five years of the implementation  of the Beijing Platform 
> for Action.
>
> Very little progress has been made worldwide in gaining access to
> decision-making positions. In national parliaments, women continue to be
> underrepresented with an average proportion of 12.7% membership worldwide in
> 1999 (Inter-Parliamentary Union data). There are only  ten (10) women heads
> of state and at the ministerial and sub-ministerial levels, women have 7.4%
> and 11% of the seats respectively. To attain gender balance and fulfill the
> governments' commitment to ensuring "women's equal access to and full
> participation in power structures and decision-making, the campaign sets a
> "provisional minimum target of 30% representation of women in cabinet
> ministries and legislative bodies by 2003 and equal representation by 2005."
>
> The launching will begin with an opening panel of women speakers. Among
> those invited are Megawati Sukarno,  the Vice-President of Indonesia;
> Speciosa  Wandira Kazibwe, the Vice-President of Uganda; and Madeleine
> Albright, the US Secretary of State who will share their insights and
> experiences on "Women Making A Difference." Women legislators from
> Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Sweden, South Africa and the United States
> will be among the discussants.
>
> In the afternoon, women from different parts of the world will talk about
> "Strategies for Reaching 50-50 by 2005" to be followed by regional group
> discussions on "Agenda Setting and Elements of a National Plan of Action."
>
> In addition to the launching in New York, part of the global campaign is to
> collect a million signatures from individuals and organizations declaring
> their support for the campaign to be presented to governments and the UN
> Secretary-General. We would like to ask you to sign on to this statement and
> return it to WEDO via fax (212)973035 or email wedo@igc.org.
>
> To register for the global launching of the 50-50 campaign on June 8, 2000,
> please fill out and send back the attached form not later than May 26, 2000
> by fax or email.
>
> We look forward to working with you on this activity as a cosponsoring
> organization.
>
> Very truly yours,
>
> June Zeitlin                                        Socorro Reyes
> Executive Director                                  Director, Gender
> and Governance Program
>
>
> Launching of the Global Campaign for "50-50 by 2005: Get the Balance
> Right!!"
>
> June 8, 2000
>  9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
> Ford Foundation Auditorium
> 320 East 43rd Street
> New York, New York
> 10017 USA
>
> Registration Form
>
>
>
>
> Name __________________________________________________________________
>
> Organization____________________________________________________________
>
> Address________________________________________________________________
> Number and Street       City State
>
> Country Zip Code
>
> Region__________________________________________________________________
>
> Telephone No.___________________ Fax_______________
>
> Email__________________________
>
> Website (if any)__________________
>
> Do you represent a network of organizations? If yes, which
> one?____________________________________________________________________
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Contact Address and Telephone No. in NY (for foreign participants)
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> to reply by e-mail, please write to dahlia@wedo.org





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