Tenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The tenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was convened by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in compliance with ECLAC resolution 619(XXXI) and was held in Quito, Ecuador,
from 6 to 9 August 2007.

Event information

Date

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Event type

Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies

The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and is the main regional intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality within the United Nations system.  It is organized by ECLAC as Secretariat of the Conference and, since 2020, with the support of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). 

It is convened periodically, at intervals of no more than three years, to identify the situation of women’s autonomy and rights at the regional and subregional levels, present public policies recommendations for gender equality, and conduct periodic assessments of the activities carried out in fulfilment of regional and international agreements.  

The themes to be discussed at the tenth session of the Regional Conference are: "Political participation and gender parity in decision-making processes at all levels" and "Analysis of the contribution of women to the economy and social protection, especially in relation to unpaid work performed by women".

Programme of work

5 August 2007

Delivery of identification badges to delegates who had registered electronically by 31 July

2pm - 3pm
5 August 2007

Fourteenth meeting of Specialized Agencies and other Bodies of the United Nations System on the Advancement of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

3pm - 4pm
6 August 2007

Registration of participants

4am - 4am
6 August 2007

Meeting of heads of government delegations

4am - 5am
6 August 2007

Opening ceremony of the tenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

5am - 6am

Presentation(s)

Rafael Correa Delgado, Presidente de Ecuador
Michelle Bachelet, Presidenta de la República
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Espinosa, Vicepresidenta Primera, Ministra de la Presidencia y portavoz del Gobierno de España
José Luis Machinea, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL
María Fernanda Espinosa, Ministra de Relaciones Exteriores de Ecuador,
6 August 2007

Coffee break

6am - 6am
6 August 2007

High-level panel

6am - 9am

Presentation(s)

Rachel Mayanja, Subsecretaria General y Asesora Especial del Secretario General en Cuestiones de Género y Adelanto de la Mujer
6 August 2007

Plenary meeting

10am - 12pm
6 August 2007

Discussions

12pm - 1pm
6 August 2007

Cocktail hosted by the Government of Ecuador

3pm - 4pm
7 August 2007

Topic 1. Analysis of the contribution of women to the economy and social protection, especially in relation to unpaid work performed by women. Panel 1

5am - 7am

Room

SALA 1

Presentation(s)

María de los Ángeles Durán

“La importancia del uso del tiempo en las políticas de igualdad”


Saskia Sassen

“Importancia del trabajo no remunerado para la igualdad de género”


Casimira Rodríguez

“Situación de las mujeres trabajadoras del hogar en América Latina”


7 August 2007

Topic 2. Political participation and gender parity in decision-making processes PANEL2

5am - 7am

Room

SALA2

Presentation(s)

Epsy Campbell

La democracia intercultural paritaria: El verdadero desafío democrático del siglo XXI (presentación)


Epsy Campbell

La democracia intercultural paritaria: El verdadero desafío democrático del siglo XXI (texto)


Soledad Murillo

El significado y el aporte de la paridad en el desarrollo de la democracia


7 August 2007

Presentation of national reports and reports by organizations on the fulfilment of the commitments undertaken in the Mexico City Consensus and on the advances achieved in the area of political participation and gender parity and unpaid work performed by w

5am - 7am

Room

SALA 3
7 August 2007

Discussions

7am - 9am
7 August 2007

Side event 1-2-3

9am - 10am

Presentation(s)

EVENTO PARALELO 1:Contribución de la economía del cuidado a la protección social


EVENTO PARALELO 2:Hacia un nuevo contrato social y de género: políticas de corresponsabilidad entre el trabajo reproductivo y productivo en América Latina


EVENTO PARALELO 3:La economía invisible y las desigualdades de género: La importancia de medir y valorar el trabajo no remunerado





7 August 2007

Panel 1 -2-3 (continued)

10am - 12pm
7 August 2007

General discussion

1pm - 2pm
7 August 2007

Cocktail hosted by ECLAC and the United Nations organizations in Ecuador

3pm - 3pm

Topic 1. Analysis of the contribution of women to the economy and social protection, especially in relation to unpaid work performed by women. PANEL 3

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Room

SALA 1

Presentation(s)

Ida Le Blanc


Jeanette Sánchez

Protección social y trabajo doméstico no remunerado en Ecuador


Presentation of national reports and reports by organizations on the fulfilment of the commitments undertaken in the Mexico City Consensus and on the advances achieved in the area of political participation and gender parity and unpaid work performed by w

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Room

SALA 3
8 August 2007

Side event 4-5-6

9am - 10am

Presentation(s)

EVENTO PARALELO 4:¡La mesa está servida! Regímenes jurídicos sobre trabajo doméstico remunerado en el Mercosur


EVENTO PARALELO 5:Las políticas de paridad de género en y para la sociedad de la información: Nuevas agendas, nuevas alianzas


EVENTO PARALELO 6:Ciudadanía y derecho de las mujeres indígenas y afrodescendientes


8 August 2007

Panels (continued)

10am - 12pm
8 August 2007

Conclusions

12pm - 2pm
9 August 2007

Plenary

5am - 9am
9 August 2007

Closing session

11am - 1pm

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9 August 2007 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean countries approve Quito consensus

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7 August 2007 | Press Release

Women's Work Is Key to Overcoming Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

But profound gender inequalities persist in terms of income, social protection and distribution of the workload.

6 August 2007 | Press Release

Political Figures from Latin America and Spain Inaugurate the 10th Regional Conference on Women

Heads of Women's Ministries and gender-policy authorities from most of the Latin America and Caribbean countries are participating.

6 August 2007 | Press Release

Toward Gender Parity in Political Representation for Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC document highlights political participation as a universally-recognized instrument for women's empowerment and gender equity.

7 August 2007, 10:30 - 14:00 | Event

Décima Conferencia de la Mujer: evento paralelo 1

Contribución del cuidado a la protección social

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7 August 2007, 08:30 - 10:30 | Event

Décima Conferencia de la Mujer: evento paralelo 2

Hacia un nuevo contrato social y de género: políticas de corresponsabilidad entre el trabajo reproductivo y productivo en América Latina

7 August 2007 | Event

Décima Conferencia de la Mujer: evento paralelo 3

La economía invisible y las desigualdades de género: La importancia de medir y valorar el trabajo no remunerado

7 August 2007, 09:00 - 10:30 | Event

Décima Conferencia de la Mujer: evento paralelo 4

¡La mesa está servida! Regímenes jurídicos sobre trabajo doméstico remunerado en el Mercosur

7 August 2007, 09:00 - 10:30 | Event

Décima Conferencia de la Mujer: evento paralelo 5

Las políticas de paridad de género en y para la sociedad de la información: Nuevas agendas, nuevas alianzas

7 August 2007, 09:00 - 10:30 | Event

Décima Conferencia de la Mujer: evento paralelo 6

Ciudadanía y derecho de las mujeres indígenas y afrodescendientes

Organizing institution

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

  • https://www.cepal.org
  • 56 222100000

Subsidiary body(ies) / Intergovernmental meeting

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