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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Litigation and research in response to rollbacks in gender policies

At the 3rd IDEJUS Conference, Fundeps presented a paper analyzing the dismantling of gender policies in Argentina and civil society responses through strategic litigation and advocacy. From September 25 to 26, the 3rd Conference on Law, Justice…

Territorial Feminisms for a Popular Ecology

Fundeps participated in a meeting organized by the Córdoba Peasant Movement to exchange perspectives on the defense of life and territories in the face of the ecosocial crisis. Last Wednesday, September 10, members of Fundeps took part in…
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We participated in the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Fundeps took part in the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held from August 11 to 15 in Mexico City. The Regional Conference on Women takes place every three years and is a key event to drive progress…
Encuentro de profesionales de la salud sobre aborto seguro con enfoque de diversidad y derecho
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We held the second meeting “Networks of Commitment and Care”

More than 40 healthcare professionals from across the province took part in the meeting held on August 2. It was a space for training and exchange aimed at strengthening access to sexual and reproductive health with a diversity perspective and…

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