Publications
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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9 Oct 2015 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality: Political harassment, a kind of violence that goes against the quality of democracy
Political harassment, like other forms of violence against women, threaten the achievement of equality and women’s autonomy: without parity in the presence of women in decision-making spaces in all levels, it is not possible to talk about gender equality, nor the deepening of democracy.… -
6 Oct 2015 | ECLAC PublicationOperational guide for implementation and follow-up of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
This document is the contribution of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean to the second session of the Regional Conference, to be held in Mexico City, on 6-9 October 2015. It is a technical tool intended to provide the countries of the region with specific guidelines for implementing the priority measures set forth in th… -
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9 Sep 2015 | InfographicsMDG 5: Improve Maternal Health
This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.… -
9 Sep 2015 | InfographicsMDG 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.… -
Note for Equality Nº 17: Femicide or feminicide as a specific type of crime in national legislations in Latin America
By 2015, 16 countries in Latin America had modified their laws to include a specific type of crime referring to the murder of women under the name of femicide or feminicide, or as an aggravating circumstance of homicide.… -
8 Mar 2015 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N° 16: 20 years of the Beijing Declaration and Plataform for Action
The situation of women in Latin America and the Caribbean has improved since 1995, when 189 countries signed the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Nonetheless progress has been mixed, heterogeneous, and inequality. Discrimination continues to affect many women in the region, preventing the achievement of full autonomy, which is fundamental to ensuring the respect, exercise and enjoyment… -
27 Feb 2015 | InfographicsWomen in Senior Positions in Major Latin American Companies
Despite the rapid incorporation of women into the labor market since the 1970s, inequalities remain in the quality of jobs and access to them. In the region this is clearly manifested in the limited presence of women in executive positions at major companies. ECLAC reviewed the situation of 72 such businesses.… -
| 13 Nov 2014 | InfographicsAdolescent Maternity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean is the second-largest region in the world in terms of adolescent fertility, only surpassed by sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, this phenomenon is more recurrent among the lower-income population, contributing to the intergenerational cycle of poverty.… -
| 11 Nov 2014 | Notes for equalityNote for Equality N°15: Time-use measurement and women’s contribution to the economy
Traditional economic models that are centered on the market hide an important part of productive and reproductive processes that take place inside households. Over recent years, unpaid work and its measurement have become a key concern in different regional and international agreements. The resolution of the Nineteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians expands the concept of work to… -
| 29 Aug 2014 | InfographicsWomen’s Participation in Politics
Five female presidents govern today in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and the number of women legislators, judges and mayors has increased in recent years. But these leaders represent no more than 26% of the total, on average, according to data from ECLAC’s Gender Equality Observatory. The Commission provides here the latest data on women’s participation in different spheres of political … -
| 1 Jul 2014 | ECLAC PublicationThe software and information technology services industry: An opportunity for the economic autonomy of women in Latin America
The objective of this report is to understand the rationality that underpins public and business policies for promoting the IT and SIS industries and to determine whether they incorporate gender equality and/or provide incentives for women’s participation. The report also explores how this group of women is symbolically constructed within the firms, what issues are emphasized by the women themselv… -
Note for Equality N° 14: Female unemployment remains higher than male unemployment
Though the gender gap in unemployment has decreased by nearly 1 percentage point between the years 2000 and 2012, five out of every ten women are still outside the labor market.… -
7 Mar 2014 | InfographicsUnemployment among women and their economic autonomy
According to ECLAC, economic autonomy is understood as women’s capacity to generate income and personal financial resources through access to work that is paid under the same conditions as men, considering how much time is involved and their contribution to the economy. Employment data reveals some of Latin America’s pending challenges in this area.… -
1 Mar 2014 | ECLAC PublicationGender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean. Annual report 2013-2014. Confronting violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean
The efforts States in our region have made to eradicate violence against women have seen substantial headway on a number of fronts over the past 20 years. This calls for a look at how individual governments have responded and the wide variety of strategies followed. In this report, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) follows up on the Gender Equality Observatory for…
