Uruguay

House of Representatives

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Bicameral Women's Caucus March 2000

About

Themes
Women's caucus

Women's caucus

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

Main themes: gender violence, women's health, budget, trafficking and sexual exploitation, the National Integrated Care System, and political participation.

A big success has been the approval of a law against domestic violence - legislators worked to educate men to pass this law (there were only 10% of women in parliament when this law was passed).

The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No

Contact information for the Committee

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