ParlAmericas Podcast

PNGE Keynote Interview: Supporting women’s political leadership through intergenerational partnerships

Episode Summary

In this ParlAmericas podcast, Ashlee Burnett, a youth leader and gender equality activist and chair of the Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Trinidad and Tobago chapter, interviews the Honourable Jean Augustine, a Grenadian-Canadian former parliamentarian and minister and prominent social justice advocate. In their inspiring and engaging conversation, Ms. Burnett and Honourable Augustine discuss the importance of young women’s leadership, strategies for strengthening women’s political participation and creating more gender sensitive and youth friendly parliaments, and responses to the differentiated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other regional issues. This ParlAmericas podcast was recorded as the keynote presentation for the 12th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality, titled Designing Inclusive Futures in Partnership with Youth, which was hosted as a series of virtual events in September and October 2020.

Episode Notes

This episode shares the keynote presentation for the 12th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality, titled Designing Inclusive Futures in Partnership with Youth, hosted virtually in September and October 2020. It features an inspiring and engaging dialogue between Ms. Ashlee Burnett, a youth leader and chair of the Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Trinidad and Tobago chapter, and the Honourable Jean Augustine, a Grenadian-Canadian former parliamentarian and minister. Throughout their conversation, Ms. Burnett and Hon. Augustine explore prominent themes related to young women’s leadership and participation in legislative and policy processes, sharing learning from across their respective journeys as leaders and social justice advocates.