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This section presents publications produced by ECLAC in collaboration with other organizations, classified according to the type of resources and topics related to gender equality.
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24 Feb 2021 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N°31: International trade: a means to a recovery with gender equality?
In Latin America and the Caribbean, export-related employment (direct and indirect) represents a small proportion of total employment, although there is heterogeneity among countries and subregions. It is necessary to ensure that women, particularly those working in the tourism sector, entrepreneurs and women involved in exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have equal access to the… -
16 Feb 2021 | InfographicsTime-use measurements in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2021
“Information systems: transforming data into information, information into knowledge and knowledge into political decisions” Pillar 9 of the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030… -
10 Feb 2021 | ECLAC PublicationThe economic autonomy of women in a sustainable recovery with equality
The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on employment and labor conditions for women in Latin America and the Caribbean, generating a setback of more than a decade in terms of the progress achieved in labor market participation.… -
9 Feb 2021 | InfographicsRepository of information on time use in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2021
The repository of information on time use in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) compiles data provided by the countries of the region and has the necessary metadata to analyse this information. For the purposes of comparability and the analysis and dissemination of information, data are harmonized to two digits on the basis of the… -
10 Dec 2020 | ECLAC PublicationRisks of the COVID-19 pandemic for the exercise of women’s sexual and reproductive rights
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the effects of the measures taken by governments to control its rapid spread have affected most of the world’s population. The United Nations, governments and different civil society organizations, the academic and scientific world and other development actors have warned of the differentiated consequences of the pandemic, which has widened existing … -
9 Dec 2020 | InfographicsIncorporation of the Child Marriage Indicator to the Gender Equality Observatory
The child marriage indicator corresponds to the proportion of women between the ages of 20 and 24 who were married or were in a stable union before turning 15 and before turning 18, measured as a percentage. Given its relevance, this indicator is part of the indicators included in target 5.3. Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation fr… -
25 Nov 2020 | ECLAC PublicationAddressing violence against women and girls during and after the COVID-19 pandemic requires FINANCING, RESPONSES, PREVENTION AND DATA COMPILATION
Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared on 11 March 2020, in Latin America and the Caribbean, as in other world regions, it has been necessary to address a rise in gender-based violence against women and girls, which has been aggravated by the lockdown measures, physical distancing and mobility restrictions that have left women more isolated from their support networks and created additional barr… -
12 Oct 2020 | Other ECLAC PublicationsBridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Latin America and the Caribbean. Key findings and recommendations
Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Latin America and the Caribbean is a regional deep dive assessing the availability and quality of data about women and girls in five countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) increased demand for disaggregated data to support decision makers and implementers. In particular, expect… -
10 Aug 2020 | Other ECLAC PublicationsBridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Africa and in Latin America and the Caribbean. Methodology report
This publication provides the methodology for Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Africa and Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Availability in Latin America and the Caribbean. The research for Bridging the Gap: Africa was conducted between May 2018 and March 2019; research for Bridging the Gap: Latin America and the Caribbean was conducted between July 2019 and April 2020. This Me… -
10 Aug 2020 | Methodological ResourcesBridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability in Latin America and the Caribbean. Technical Report
Bridging the Gap: Gender Data Gaps in Five Latin American and Caribbean Countries assesses the availability of 93 gender indicators, their disaggregations, and their frequency of observation in international and national databases and publications. It reports on the availability of gender data in Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Paraguay, and with the assistance of our pa… -
10 Aug 2020 | ECLAC PublicationCare in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery
The construction of comprehensive care systems is a fundamental factor in achieving the empowerment of women and gender equality, and it is a key element in socioeconomic recovery in that it creates jobs both directly and indirectly and enables other sectors of the economy to function adequately. For these reasons, UN Women and ECLAC are calling for the governments in the region to put care at the… -
6 Apr 2020 | ECLAC PublicationThe COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the care crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought to light, in an unprecedented way, the importance of care for the sustainability of life and the low visibility of this sector in the economies of the region, where it is still considered an externality and not a fundamental component of development.… -
11 Mar 2020 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N°30: The care economy as an accelerator of the structural change with equality
The progress towards a development agenda based on economic, social and environmental sustainability must incorporate the concept of care to ensure a structural change within the framework of inclusive growth. As ECLAC has stated, it is necessary to move from the culture of privilege to the culture of equality, and place emphasis on new forms of distribution (of time and other resources), incorpor… -
1 Mar 2020 | InfographicsLatin America and the Caribbean: 25 years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
The region has been a pioneer in promoting a Regional Gender Agenda which, since 1977, has embraced the commitments assumed at national and regional levels and has even been influencing global agendas. Twenty-five years on from the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995, there have been important efforts made by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to recognize and g… -
27 Jan 2020 | InfographicsGender mainstreaming in the statistical monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals
Gender equality is one of the cross-cutting principles of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is present in the Declaration, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets and in the means of implementation, as well as in the proposed indicators for their follow-up. Along with SDG 5, specifically aimed at achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, 13 other Goal…