Women's autonomy in both private and public life is an essential factor in ensuring the enjoyment of their human rights. The ability to generate their own incomes and to control assets and resources (economic autonomy), control over their own bodies (physical autonomy) and full participation in the decisions affecting their lives and their community (autonomy in decision-making) are the three pillars of gender equality and citizenship with parity.

User Manual for the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (pdf 3103 KB)