3) Training of young women and their inclusion in this type of spaces is scarce, and in some cases nonexistent. 4) Apparently, parties do not have a structured program with clear objectives to promote gender equity through the exercise of civil and political rights. 5) Youth groups of parties operate under the same schemes that their predecessors, which have hindered the approach of these groups with diverse youth populations, especially those living in marginal situations. This information helps us make recommendations on specific work to be done within political parties, especially in regard to mainstreaming gender and youth in all its agendas. Workshop: “Mainstreaming Gender in Social Projects� > November 12, Mexico City Espolea conducts constant training of its staff around the issue of gender and provides tools to incorporate this approach in all projects developed and implemented by the organization. For this reason, we conducted a training-workshop whose aim was that participants fully understand 1) what is gender, 2) what are the antecedents of gender studies, and 3) what it means to develop policies, programs and social projects for young people with a gender perspective. The workshop contributes in principle to the work of Espolea because it gives us the opportunity to collaborate with experts on gender and youth. Similarly, it puts us a step closer to achieving the effective mainstreaming of gender perspective in all our activities. That is, we provide tools to make up the framework that will contribute in achieving this task. It also invites us to question and transform certain ideas, attitudes and behaviors related to traditional gender constructions, which in turn impacts our work and personal life. Finally, the above constitutes an opportunity to become a youth organization specializing in the subject not only of drugs and HIV but also on gender and youth.
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