Mexico City (TDI): President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbum Pardo will open the Inter-Parliamentary Union Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians 2025 in Mexico City this month.
The Global Conference in Mexico will discuss important issues and focus on policies that support gender equality.
It will allow parliament members to share ideas, exchange experiences, define common and innovative strategies, support each other, and build partnerships to advance gender equality and women’s rights empowerment.
Both women and men parliamentarians can join the conference.
The session will also include a variety of interactive panels and working group sessions.
Mexico is one of only six countries in the world that have an equal number of men and women in parliament.
This happened because, in 2014, Mexico changed its constitution. The new rule says that political parties must choose an equal number of male and female candidates for elections. This helps ensure fairness in politics.
The first female president of #Mexico, @Claudiashein🇲🇽, will open #IPU‘s Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians in Mexico City this month, a unique opportunity for #WomenMPs to come together and define strategies for #genderequality.
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IPU Conference will be led by Dr Tulia Ackson, President of the IPU, Cynthia López Castro, Senator of Mexico and President of the IPU Bureau of Women Parliamentarians, and Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the IPU.
According to the official summary by Inter Parliamentary Union, Parliaments are invited to send a delegation of up to four members of parliament, including one male MP, and at least one young woman MP (under 40) to attend the Conference.
The conference is scheduled to be held in Mexico City from 13 to 16 March 2025.
The IPU and the Senate of Mexico will jointly host the Conference.
Inter-Parliamentary Union
The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments.
In 1889, it began as a small group of parliamentarians to promote peace through parliamentary diplomacy, negotiations, and dialogue.
Today, it has since grown into a truly global organization with 181 members and 15 Associate Members.
The IPU’s mission is to promote democratic governance, institutions and values, working with parliaments and parliamentarians to articulate and respond to the needs and aspirations of the people.
They seek to promote peace, democracy, youth empowerment, climate action, gender equality and sustainable development through peaceful dialogues and negotiations.
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