Femicides or feminicides that occurred in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Femicide is a problem that continues to affect thousands of women and girls each year in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite the fact that it has increased its visibility and the pressure exerted by the massive movements of women who have expressed their rejection of violence against women. gender in different countries.…

Femicide

Femicide is the most dramatic expression of violence against women. According to official data from the region’s countries compiled by the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC, 1903 women were murdered because of their gender in fifteen Latin American countries and three Caribbean nations in 2014.…

Violence against women

Violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean must be addressed comprehensively by States, taking into account factors of economic, social and cultural inequality that operate in society and in the power relations between men and women.…

MDG 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.…

MDG 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.…

Data and Statistics in the Caribbean

Statistics provide an interpretation and summary of data.…

Women 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.…

Women’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 power.…

Unemployment among women and their economic autonomy