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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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8 Aug 2018 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N° 26: The challenges of equality for Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and diaspora women
The current situation of Afro-descendant women in Latin America and the Caribbean shows the persistence of deep inequalities regarding other social groups. The study “Mujeres afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe. Deudas de igualdad” offers evidence that will allow progress towards transformative policies that account for one of the great challenges of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America an... -
18 Jul 2018 | ECLAC PublicationAfrodescendent women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Debts of equality
The intersection of multiple systems of oppression exert a decisive influence on the social and economic position of Afrodescendent women in Latin American and Caribbean societies, and those systems of oppression are given structural expression in the form of ethno-racial and gender-based discrimination.... -
26 Jun 2018 | ECLAC PublicationThe Caribbean Outlook
Over the past five decades, Caribbean small island developing States have made significant progress in both deepening and entrenching democratic traditions and norms, and in advancing human development. Despite such progress, the subregion’s sustainable development trajectory has become increasingly uncertain.... -
29 Jan 2018 | ECLAC PublicationAdvancing the economic empowerment and autonomy of women in the Caribbean through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The monitoring of progress in attaining gender equality is not new. In fact, recent available evidence indicates that despite the progress being made towards achieving gender equality, there are many areas in which gender inequality persists in the Caribbean. These include gender pay gap, discriminatory practices in the labour market, sexual division of labour, imbalanced distribution of time and ... -
| 8 Jan 2018 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N° 25: Who takes care of dependant population in the city? Urban politics and women’s economic autonomy
In Latin America, cities play a central role in planning and developing policies to promote the progress of its people, improve their living conditions and guarantee their rights. In this context, women and men have different needs and aspirations in the urban space, as well as unequal opportunities to access the goods and resources of the city, particularly due to the current sexual division of l... -
1 Jan 2018 | ECLAC PublicationCaribbean synthesis report on the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
This report summarises the progress and challenges faced by the English French and Dutch-speaking Member and Associate Member Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) in the implementation of the San José Charter on the rights of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) of 2002. The report forms pa... -
12 Nov 2017 | ECLAC PublicationWomen’s empowerment and migration in the Caribbean
This paper presents a contextual analysis of the mutual relations between migration and women’s empowerment with the aim to facilitate the debate among stakeholders, including policymakers, practitioners and civil society in the Caribbean subregion on the role of migration as a means of empowerment for women.... -
20 Sep 2017 | InfographicsWhat is the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean?
The Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean is a tool created further to the mandate issued at the tenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (Quito, 6-9 August 2007). The Observatory is intended to contribute to strengthening national machineries for the advancement of women, make official information from the governments of the r... -
24 May 2017 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N° 24: Planning for equality and women's autonomy
The gender equality plans developed by the governments of the region show how States intend to overcome the critical nodes of gender discrimination and women's autonomy in all areas of development, in line with the international commitments of the Regional Gender Agenda.... -
26 Apr 2017 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N°23: Women’s rights and autonomy at the center of Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Progressing towards SDG 5 involves implementing public policies to end discrimination and violence against women, recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work, ensuring women’s full and effective participation at all levels of decision-making, as well as universal access to sexual and reproductive health. To this end, laws must be approved to ensure women’s rights to economic and natural reso... -
8 Mar 2017 | ECLAC PublicationMontevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030
The Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030 was adopted by the member States of ECLAC at the thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The aim of the Montevideo Strategy is to guide the implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda and ensure that it serves as a road ma... -
7 Mar 2017 | ECLAC PublicationGender equality plans in Latin America and the Caribbean: Road maps for development
In Latin America and the Caribbean, various measures and concrete public policy proposals exist enshrining the will of the States in the region to overcome the obstacles that prevent women’s full integration on an equal footing into all areas of social, cultural and economic life. The gender equality plans drawn up by the countries of the region are important policy and planning instruments that, ... -
7 Mar 2017 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N°22: Women: the most harmed by unemployment
Despite that the rate of unemployment in Latin America has tended to be low, accumulating a decline of 2.8 percentage points between 2002 and 2013, since 2015 this tendency has reversed. According to data from the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC, for that year the rate of unemployment reached 7.4%, with women being the most affected: for them unemp... -
24 Jan 2017 | ECLAC PublicationReport of the technical meeting to examine the economic autonomy of women in the Caribbean
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean convened a half-day Technical Meeting to examine the economic autonomy of women in the Caribbean on 26 July 2016 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.... -
19 Dec 2016 | ECLAC PublicationEquality and women’s autonomy in the sustainable development agenda
Through the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Latin American and Caribbean States have almost four decades of experience in generating successive consensuses —with the support and participation of civil society— aimed at eliminating gender inequality and ensuring fulfilment of women’s rights and autonomy....
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