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With technical assistance from ECLAC, the Ministry of Finance of Chile identifies that more than 22% of public spending contributes to gender equality

10 April 2025 | Briefing note

The Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the seminar "Closing gender gaps through fiscal management in Chile: Gender-responsive budgeting," where the study "Gender-responsive budgeting: Gender tagging 2025" was presented. The seminar also featured, among others, remarks by the Minister of Finance, Mario Marcel, and the Minister of Women and Gender Equity, Antonia Orellana. Since 2023, the Ministry of Finance has received technical assistance from ECLAC and UN Women on this matter.…

Toward the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC Convened the Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women

10 April 2025 | Briefing note

Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Specialized Agencies and Other United Nations Bodies on the Advancement of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (OEM27) was held as part of the preparatory roadmap toward the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held from 12 to 15 August in Mexico City. …

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.…

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.…

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…

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