Ecuador
National Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Specialized bodies - Women's caucus
- Parliamentary Group for the Rights of Women (GPDM) June 2017 - February 2021
- Parliamentary Group for the Guarantee of Women's Rights November 2023
Parliamentary Group for the Guarantee of Women's Rights November 2023
About
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Nature
Permanent or temporary (ad-hoc)
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- Themes
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Women's caucus
Women's caucus
- Formal or informal
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Formal
- The caucus is open to male MPs
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- The caucus is cross-party
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Yes
- There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
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- Issues dealt with by the caucus
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The objective of the group is to promote, socialize and disseminate national and international legal instruments regarding the protection of women's rights.
The 2024-2025 workplan includes:
- Following up the report on the evaluation of the Law on the Prevention and Eradication of Violence against Women
- Monitoring the Law on Equal Pay between Women and Men
- Workshops and training on the practical use of technology and parliamentary procedures
- Training of spokespersons to promote the development and political participation of women, with emphasis on indigenous, rural, Afro-descendant and Montubia women.
- Supervising and evaluating the actions of competent authorities, regarding the situation of women deprived of liberty in the context of a state of emergency
- Following up on cases of violence against girls and women in different spaces and contexts and support to victims seeking truth, justice and reparation
- Supporting the economic growth of women entrepreneurs
- Meeting with allied organizations and leaders of decentralized autonomous governments
- Carrying out an awareness program on women's rights on International Women's Day
- The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
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Yes
- The caucus has a communication plan
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No information available
Contact information for the Committee
- Contact / Address
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- Phone
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- Fax number
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- Web site