Gender

In a context of activism against gender inequalities and violence against women and the LGTBIQ+ community, we promote public policies and practices in the private sector that guarantee human rights of all sex-gender identities. In addition, we promote spaces for reflection and social action, in alliance with different sectors of civil society.

Work Focus / Agendas

  • Sexual and (non) reproductive rights and Comprehensive Sex Education (ESI)
  • Feminist Economics, Care and sustainability of life
  • Gender and political participation
  • Communication and gender
  • Gender and IFIs (International Financial Institutions)

Main activities

  • Monitoring access to sexual and (non) reproductive rights at local and national levels. Litigation and research for the implementation of Legal and Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Law. Building capacities with healthcare workers through counseling, training, and spaces for reflection and debate.
  • Research, building capacity and gathering of local, national and regional experiences in Feminist Economics and Care Work, from a life sustainability perspective.
  • Monitoring public gender and communication policies, and research regarding the participation of women in public and private media, advertising agencies, union organizations and educational institutions. 
  • Monitoring environmental and social standards for development financing from a gender perspective.
  • Mapping the political participation of women in political representation positions at the provincial and national levels, and monitoring the application of parity laws. Promoting women’s political rights in collaboration with social and labor organizations.
  • Submission of reports to international human rights organizations

Area Coordinator › Romina Pezzelato

Romina has a degree in Communication Sciences from the National University of Córdoba, with a specialization in gender and education at FLACSO_PRIGGEP and a Diploma in Community Feminisms from Abya Yala (National University of Jujuy). Her experience is linked to popular education and feminist struggle.
Since 2019, she has been part of La Marea Noticias and La Marea Formación, where she participated in the “Respect is law” campaign on the Gender Identity Law. She was a consultant in the Gender and Diversity Directorate of the Ministry of Health, coordinating the training of health professionals.

For more than five years he has been giving talks and conferences related to access to the rights of trans children and adolescents. She is also a member of IELSAN (Institute of Legal and Social Studies of Lawyers for Girls, Boys and Adolescents.)

Currently, she coordinates the Gender and Diversity Area at Fundeps.

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We Took Part in the Discussion on a Bill to Label AI-Generated Content

On June 1, we participated in the second Sprint of the Advisory Roundtable on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, a collaborative initiative led by the Secretariat for Women of the Province of Córdoba in partnership with the United…
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We Participated in the Discussion on a Bill to Label AI-Generated Content

Fundeps took part in a technical roundtable to discuss a bill introduced by Congresswoman Carolina Basualdo. The proposal seeks to establish a framework for identifying content generated with artificial intelligence (AI) and to address the risks…

Call Open to Join a Collective Legal Action in Defense of the Right to Abortion

Organizations and individuals affected by the lack of supplies needed to access abortion services can join a collective injunction currently being processed in the Federal Court of La Plata. The deadline to participate is March 28. The case…
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Abortion Access in Córdoba: Progress and Ongoing Challenges in Implementing Law 27.610

More than five years after the enactment of Law 27.610, Fundeps presents a provincial report that systematizes progress, barriers, and good practices in access to voluntary and legal abortion in Córdoba. The report provides evidence produced…

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