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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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22 Oct 2019 | InfographicsRepository of information on time use in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2019
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… -
17 Oct 2019 | InfographicsTime-use measurements in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2019
Time-use surveys are methodological tools for data collection that allow the activities carried out by people in a given period and the amount of time they spend on each of them to be measured quantitatively. Over the last 40 years, the Regional Gender Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean has driven a gradual development of time-use measurements. Time-use surveys are extremely important becau… -
5 Mar 2019 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality Nº 29: Women in the pension systems of the region
Pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean reproduce and intensify structural inequalities present in other areas. In particular, pension systems in the region are strongly associated with the type of relationship people have with the labor market, which is often characterized by high rates informality, precariousness and the proliferation of gender inequalities. The demographic changes re… -
5 Mar 2019 | ECLAC PublicationFrom beneficiaries to citizens: Access by and treatment of women in Latin American pension systems
Women make up a majority of older adults but, with a few exceptions, they are underrepresented among the pensioned population. Women aged 65 and above are less likely than their male peers to receive a pension or any form of retirement benefit. Although the region has made progress with inclusion through non-contributory pensions, the benefits such pensions provide are among the lowest and they do… -
30 Jan 2019 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality Nº 28: Women in the future of work
The segmentation of Latin American labour markets - a consequence of the high degree of structural heterogeneity and the persistent sexual division of labour - limits women’s employment and concentrates them in certain sectors and occupations of the economy, as shown in the figure below. The accelerated changes product of the adoption of digital technologies pose new scenarios for the world of wor… -
15 Nov 2018 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N° 27: Femicide, the most extreme expression of violence against women
At least 2,795 women were victims of femicide in 23 Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2017, according to data provided by national public agencies to ECLAC’s Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean.… -
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.…
