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Experts and government representatives examined unpaid care work in the Caribbean during a side event at the 61st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

5 Oct 2021 | Briefing note

The side event entitled “The burden of unpaid care work on Caribbean women in the time of COVID-19”, which took place within the context of the 61st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Caribbean women with particular focus on the increasing burden of unpaid care work. It also showcased experiences and progress in the development of time use measurements in the subregion. The event was moderated by Malaka Parker and included interventions from ECLAC’s subregional headquarte…

It is important to analyze the gender distributional impacts of fiscal policies in response to the COVID-19 crisis, says ECLAC

22 Jun 2021 | Briefing note

Within the framework of the 29th Annual Congress of the International Association for Feminist Economics Sustaining Life: Challenges of Multidimensional Crisis, Nicole Bidegain Ponte moderated the panel “From crisis to opportunity? Fiscal stimulus packages and Financing for Gender Equality in Latin America in the COVID-19 context”. This event was organized by UN Women virtually on June 22, 2021.…

ECLAC contributes to the debate on the measurement and analysis of international trade from a gender perspective in the first activity of the Gender Chapter of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Uruguay

14 May 2021 | Briefing note

Representatives of the Governments of Chile and Uruguay, the Division for Gender Affairs, and the International Trade and Integration Division of ECLAC exchanged about alternatives to improve the measurement and analysis of the impact of international trade from a gender perspective.…

The Regional Alliance for the Digitalization of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is highlighted at an event within the framework of the Sixth Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs

6 May 2021 | Briefing note

In her capacity as President of the Presiding Board of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Minister of Women and Gender Equity of Chile, Mónica Zalaquett, presented the Regional Alliance for the Digitalization of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean at the side event Gender Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation: Towards an Inclusive STI Ecosystem and Connectivity for All. This event was held on May 5, 2021 within the framework of the Sixth Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals. In th…

The Inter-American Task Force on Women's Leadership calls for ensuring the participation of women in decision-making to address the COVID-19 crisis

25 May 2020 | Briefing note

Member organizations of the Inter-American Task Force on Women's Leadership, including ECLAC, express concern regarding the low integration of the gender perspective and women's leadership in response to the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic- 19, and call on States to consider the participation of women at all levels of decision-making in response to this crisis. Only with this equal participation it can be ensured a central consideration of the differentiated impacts of the pandemic on the life and well-being of women and men.…

Government representatives and ECLAC experts discussed the challenges of industry, employment, gender equality and social development in the context of the technological revolution

24 Apr 2019 | Briefing note

Representatives of the governments of Argentina, Chile and the Dominican Republic participated in the side event on Technological Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities for Industry, Employment, Gender Equality and Social Development , which took place on Wednesday, April 24th, 2020. The event was organized by the Divisions of Social Development (DDS), Production and Enterprise Development (DPPE), Economic Development (DDE) and Gender Affairs (DAG) with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).…

The First regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development is already available

6 Mar 2019 | Briefing note

This report seeks to give an account of progress in the implementation of the priority measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the region, as well as the differences between countries in terms of the degree of implementation. By highlighting relevant national experiences, it also seeks to facilitate the exchange of good practices among countries so that they can benefit from each other in their efforts to advance the implementation of the actions of the Montevideo Consensus.…

Presentation on Principle 10 at the 50 Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

19 May 2014 | Briefing note

The 50 Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean invited the Technical Secretariat of the Declaration to present the process on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean. The presentation offered a general overview of the process and referred to the links between gender and Principle 10.…

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