During the VIII Summit of the Americas (Peru, April 2018), the leaders of the Americas approved the creation of the Inter-American Task Force on “The opinions expressed, arguments used, and policy recommendations do not necessarily reflect the official point of view of the executive boards nor the Member States that are part of each of the partner institutions of the Inter-American Task Force on Women’s Leadership.” Women’s Leadership, committing to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women through greater cooperation and synergies between institutions that promote women’s leadership in the Amer-icas and the Caribbean. Thirteen international and Inter-American institutions with recognized experience and programming in areas related to women’s leadership are involved: the Organization of American States, through the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Economic Commission for Latin Amer-ica and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), ParlAmericas, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), CAF – Development Bank of Latin America, the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), IDEA International, together with two civil society organizations: Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) and the Committee of Latin America and the Caribbean for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM).