Argentina

Senate

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Banca de la Mujer January 2007 - May 2012

About

Themes
Women's caucus

Women's caucus

Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Issues dealt with by the caucus

- Issues related to equal rights, opportunities and treatment between women and men within the framework of what is established in article 75, paragraphs 19 and 23 of the National Constitution and in international and regional human rights treaties in which the Nation is part and will join in the future;

- Creation or modification of norms that regulate the conditions of public employment or work in relation to women's dependency;

- Health issues that specifically affect women;

- Criminal matters that affect women;

- Violence, sexual and workplace harassment against women;

- Any other issue that concern gender, at the discretion of the parliamentary authority, that requires the opinion of the body.

The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No information available

Contact information for the Committee

Contact / Address
No information available
Phone
No information available
Fax number
No information available
E-mail
No information available
Web site

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No