In a session titled Women in Public Spaces: Politics, Leadership and Governance, Braže said that women in Latvia were well represented in leadership positions.
On September 19 and 20, during her working visit to Toronto, Canada, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže took part in a meeting of female government ministers co-hosted by the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, and the Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, and together with 14 other women ministers from various regions worldwide exchanged views on women’s equality issues.
In a session titled Women in Public Spaces: Politics, Leadership and Governance, Braže said that women in Latvia were well represented in leadership positions.
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“Gender equality is not measured only by the number of women in positions of authority. It is vital that women's voices matter. Women politicians can and must apply their perspective, experience, knowledge and opinion to bring a constructive contribution to legislative and policy planning processes in the country," Braže said.
The session, Women Leaders in the Age of Disinformation, featured discussions on the fight against disinformation targeting women, including politicians and leaders. Minister Baiba Braže highlighted the importance of promoting media literacy, critical thinking and digital skills in this fight, in which Latvia has considerable expertise, including support for a number of technology-oriented training projects for young girls and women in South Africa and Cameroon.
"To sum up the takeaway from the sessions – the protection of women’s rights must be promoted, including against gender-based violence in online spaces, as well as women’s active participation in politics and public life while also pursuing gender balance within the UN system," said a release from the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
