The seminar was held by the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women of the Presidency of the Republic-SPM, by the Patrícia Galvão Institute and by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (Unifem). It brought together 250 women from 23 states and its main theme was the way the media deals with the issue of women and power.

Left to right:  Nilcea Freire, Maria de Lourdes Rodrigues, Liége Rocha, Nilza Iraci, Silvia Camurça.