The Minister of Social Development (MIDES), María Inés Castillo, inaugurated the exhibition “Mujeres (IN) Visibles, time to tell our story” within the framework of the International Day of Working Women, which is celebrated every March 8.
This exhibition, which was designed in collaboration between MIDES and the Gender Parity Initiative, with the Museum of Liberty and Human Rights in Amador, will be on display at the Museum throughout the month of March.
It includes a thematic tour, with a complete tour of the three exhibition rooms of the Museum of Liberty and Human Rights, which will address the role of women in social and political life through the years.
In her capacity as president of the National Council for Gender Parity, Minister Castillo stressed that these spaces are key to visualizing the leading role that women have in the social, economic and cultural development of a country.
“Remembering our predecessors, the feminists who have fought for the human rights of women, that is why we are here today. Without them we could not raise our voices… Neither study, nor speak in public, nor have a bank account, nor vote. Without them, we simply could not be here”, emphasized Minister Castillo.
Likewise, he called for joining efforts to continue promoting strategies and policies to close economic gender gaps.
The exhibition has a first room where the participation of women in the history of recognition of human rights, political rights, world wars and in the most relevant historical events of our country is presented.
In the second room there is an analytical explanation of the current situation of women’s rights in the world, while in the third room the role of women in today’s society is developed, with role models of Panamanian women leaders from different generations.
The event will also have three central activities:
• “Mujeres de Impacto”, which is a discussion of leading women in social and political life in Panama. An intergenerational look that shows the challenges that women, historically, have faced when assuming leadership roles and raising their voices for their rights.
• “Panamanian Indigenous Women Leaders: Visibility, Role and Rights” is a discussion of indigenous women leaders of Panama, to make visible their decisive role in the fight for the self-determination of their peoples and their rights as women.
In addition, the Indigenous Women’s Advisory Committee will present the country’s efforts to promote their full development and the recognition of their right to actively participate in all processes that influence their rights.
• “Italian Documentary Screening: Kordon (Confine)”, which highlights the current work of Ukrainian women in the armed conflict. It was directed by the Italian filmmaker Alice Tomassini.
The event is carried out with the support of AES Panama, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Italian Embassy in Panama.
This exhibition will feature projection of audiovisual material, guided tours and other novelties.
The Gender Parity Initiative in Panama (IPG Panama) constitutes a public-private alliance aimed at promoting good practices to close economic gender gaps. It is led by MIDES and promoted through the National Council for Gender Parity.
Its strategy is focused around three objectives: increase the labor participation of women, make visible and reduce gender wage gaps, and promote the participation of women in leadership positions.
