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Transformative change for gender equality and a sustainable future requires valuing care work, Global Alliance for Care members agree

16 March 2022 | Briefing note

A side event on how the Global Alliance for Care can play a catalytic role in promoting the incorporation of the care dimension into social, labor and environmental policies was held in the framework of CSW66. The event was organized by the Governments of Mexico and Germany, with the co-sponsorship of the Government of Argentina, UN Women, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and Women Deliver.…

Call for increased financing for gender equality and sustainable development in the region

7 March 2022 | Briefing note

The side event Financing for Gender Equality in the Framework of Sustainable Development , held within the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, concluded with a call to foster financing policies that promote gender equality and women’s autonomy in the region.…

A transformative recovery requires a new fiscal pact that promotes gender equality as a central element and allows progress towards a care society

4 March 2022 | Briefing note

The Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the high-level Euro-Latin American meeting on women's economic autonomy “Two continents united for equality” held in Paris on 3 and 4 of March. The purpose of the event was to share good practices on women's economic autonomy and to highlight the role of the Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women in advancing towards more equal societies.…

ECLAC highlights the importance of a sectorial, contextualized and data-based analysis to promote women’s economic autonomy international trade

24 November 2021 | Briefing note

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participates in the Training Program on Women and Trade in the Americas, organized by the Program of Chairs of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in particular, the Chairs of the University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Barbados), the University of Chile, and the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM).…

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 October 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 June 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 April 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).…

Violence against women is a violation of human rights

18 November 2015 | Briefing note

Violence against women is a violation of human rights. The figures of violence in Latin America show the persistence and severity of the problem, for women and society as a whole; It is not possible to speak of full democracy as long as the violence against women remains a reality. In Latin America, 4 out of 10 women have suffered physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Addressing violence means having relevant information for addressing prevention, treatment, punishment and reparation. This November 25 is the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the start of the 16 da…

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