Women’s Rights and Constitutional Reform in the Americas

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Join the Pozen Center and the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School for “Making Gender Equality a Reality: Women’s Rights and Constitutional Reform in the Americas.” This daylong virtual conference will bring together leaders on women’s equality in the Americas to discuss the impact of constitutional reform on women’s rights and insights for the future of gender equality.Simultaneous translation in English and Spanish will be provided.Conference Agenda:9:15 a.m. CT (GMT-5)Welcome and OverviewClaudia Flores, Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Global Human Rights Clinic, University of Chicago Law School (U.S.); and Co-Presenters9:40–10:15 a.m. CT (GMT-5)Keynote SpeakerAmbassador Julissa Reynoso, Co-Chair of the White House Gender Policy Council and Chief of Staff to the First Lady10:30–11:45 a.m. CT (GMT-5) Panel I: Gender in Governance: Parity and RepresentationMaría del Carmen Alanís Figueroa, Chairperson of the Gender, Equality, and Inclusion Committee, International Women’s Forum Mexico; former Chief Justice of Electoral Tribunal for the Federal Judicial Branch (Mexico)Vilma Romero, Independent Human Rights Consultant; former Head of the Anti-Discrimination Unit, UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights Bolivia (Bolivia)Nidya Pesántez, Head of Office, UN Women Bolivia; former Programme Specialist, UN Women Ecuador (Ecuador and Bolivia)12–1:15 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Panel II: Advocates for Responsive Change: Diversity, Inclusion, and TransformationNorma Guillard, President of the Section for Investigation of Identities and Diversity (Seres) (Cuba)Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, Senator of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)Tania Pariona Tarqui, Indigenous Activist; former Congresswomen of the Republic of Peru (Peru)1:30–2:45 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Panel III:  Equality in the Private Sphere: Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Gender-Based ViolenceCaroline Bettinger-Lopez, Professor of Law and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami Law School (U.S.)Catherine Pineda Eris, Professor of Law, José Cecilio del Valle University; Lawyer, the Legal Team for Human Rights (Honduras)Vanina Escales, Coordinator of the Feminist Agenda, Center for Legal and Social Studies Argentina (Argentina)3–4:15 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Panel IV: Equal Protection Provisions: The Promise, The Reality, and Ways ForwardJulie Suk, Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law, Yale University; Author of We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the ERA (U.S.)Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law and Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago Law School (U.S.) María Inés Salamanca, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist, UN Women Americas and the Caribbean; former Country Programme Coordinator, UN Women Chile (Chile and the Americas)4:30–5 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Concluding RemarksClaudia Flores, Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Global Human Rights Clinic, University of Chicago Law School (U.S.)Haciendo la Igualdad de Género una Realidad: Derechos de la Mujer y Reforma Constitucional en AméricaEsta conferencia virtual, que durará un día entero, reunirá a líderes en materia de igualdad de género en América para discutir el impacto del cambio constitucional en los derechos de la mujer y las perspectivas para el futuro de la igualdad de género. Habrá traducción simultánea del inglés al español y viceversa.Agenda de la Conferencia:9:15 a.m. CT (GMT-5)Bienvenida e Información GeneralClaudia Flores, Profesora Asociada de Derecho y Directora, La Clínica de Derechos Humanos Globales, la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chicago (EE.UU.); y Co-Presentadores9:40–10:15 a.m. CT (GMT-5)Ponencia Principal Embajadora Julissa Reynoso, Copresidenta del Consejo de Política de Género de la Casa Blanca y Jefa de Gabinete de la Primera Dama10:30–11:45 a.m. CT (GMT-5)Panel I: Género en la Gobernanza: Paridad y RepresentaciónMaría del Carmen Alanís Figueroa, Presidenta de la Comisión de Igualdad de Género e Inclusión, Foro Internacional de Mujeres de México; ex Magistrada del Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (México)Vilma Romero, Consultora Independiente de Derechos Humanos; ex Jefa de la Unidad de Antidiscriminación, Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos Bolivia (Bolivia)Nidya Pesántez, Jefa de Oficina, ONU Mujeres Bolivia; ex Especialista de Programa, ONU Mujeres Ecuador (Ecuador y Bolivia)12–1:15 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Panel II: Defensores del Cambio Receptivo: Diversidad, Inclusión, y TransformaciónNorma Guillard, Presidenta de la Sección de Identidades y Diversidad (Seres) (Cuba)Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, Senadora de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)Tania Pariona Tarqui, Activista Indígena; Excongresista de la República de Perú (Perú)1:30–2:45 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Panel III: Igualdad en la Esfera Privada: Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos y Violencia de GéneroCaroline Bettinger-Lopez, Profesora de Derecho, Directora, Clínica Internacional de Derechos Humanos Universidad de Miami (EE.UU.) Catherine Pineda Eris, Profesora de Derecho, Universidad José Cecilio del Valle; Abogada, el Equipo Jurídico por los Derechos Humanos (Honduras)Vanina Escales, Coordinadora de la Agenda Transversal Feminista, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (Argentina)3–4:15 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Panel IV: Disposiciones de Igualdad: la Promesa, la Realidad y Caminos a SeguirJulie Suk, Florence Rogatz Profesora invitada de Derecho, Universidad de Yale; Autora de We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the ERA (EE.UU.)Tom Ginsburg, Profesor Leo Spitz de Derecho Internacional y Profesor de Ciencias Políticas, la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chicago (EE.UU.)María Inés Salamanca, Especialista en Alianzas y Movilización de Recursos, ONU Mujeres América y el Caribe; ex Coordinadora del Programa de País, ONU Mujeres Chile (Chile)4:30–5 p.m. CT (GMT-5)Comentarios de CierreClaudia Flores, Profesora Asociada de Derecho y Directora, La Clínica de Derechos Humanos Globales, la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chicago (EE.UU.)

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