Lessons from Guyana’s electoral quota law: Remarks by Hon. Minister Vindhya Persaud during the preparatory CSW65 Caribbean meeting

ParlAmericas Podcast

In this episode, the Honourable Dr. Vindhya Persaud, Minister of Human Services and Social Security of the Parliament of Guyana, presents on the impact of the adoption of the electoral quota law in Guyana and ongoing efforts to advance women’s political leadership. Providing a historical overview, Minister Persaud assesses the progress achieved since the law’s adoption, the present barriers to achieving gender parity in parliaments, and legislative strategies to promote women’s political participation.

This presentation was recorded during the multi-stakeholder online meeting “Building a Coordinated Caribbean Position for CSW65,” which took place on February 8 and 12, 2020. It was organized by the CARICOM Secretariat’s Gender and Development Programme and the UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean, along with ParlAmericas, Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL), and the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies.