Ana Güezmes, Director of the Division of Gender Affairs of ECLAC, participated in a panel that addressed the right to care from regional and human rights perspectives, in dialogue with normative advances and the commitments adopted by the States of L…

According to Decision III/4 on “Mainstreaming the gender perspective” of COP3 of the Escazú Agreement, the Secretariat has prepared a complete version of the Guide following a process of research and systematisation of the results of previous consult…

In the framework of the XXVI International Meeting on Gender Statistics, the 22nd International Meeting of Experts on Time-Use Information and Unpaid Work brought together representatives from across the region in Mexico City to strengthen the measur…

During the third United Nations International Day of Care and Support, held in Geneva, Ana Güezmes, Director of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC, underscored the historic opportunity represented by the care society proposal that Latin America…

As part of the series of events entitled “Time Use Surveys and their application for the measurement of the Care Society,” countries from Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and specialists from the United Nations System discussed methodological…

During the 19th meeting of the Group, held on 30 September 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia, the session “Looking back and looking forward: a regional lens to the evolution of gender statistics at Beijing+30 and beyond” brought together the five United Natio…

The meeting featured the presentation of the interactive tool that maps the location of more than 9.000 care centers and includes functionalities that facilitate navigation and the use of the information collected.…

The meeting brought together authorities and specialists from both regions to exchange tools, approaches, and lessons learned in building comprehensive care systems that promote women’s autonomy based on a logic of social and gender co-responsibility…

Within the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, CAF and the IDB, together with the Governments of Chile and Mexico, presented the Care Policies and Systems Investment Accelerator in Latin Americ…

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in Seville, addressed key challenges to reform the international financial system.…

This edition of the Conference focused on “Horizons and Transformations for Equality” and served as a space for dialogue on care and progress towards gender equality and sustainable development. The Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC took part in c…

The focus of this report is the work-life balance in the United States and how to improve it to increase women’s participation in the workforce as the country navigates the policy challenges of a growing care economy.…

The publication “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Regional Gender Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean: Gender Indicators of the Dominican Republic, 2024” provides an overview of the current progress toward gender equality, ba…

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…

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-responsi…

As part of the preparatory process for the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held from 12 to 15 August 2025 in Mexico City, the Subregional Meetings were held on 27 March and 8–9 April 2025, organized by the Econo…

The Forum brought together researchers, policymakers, civil society representatives, and students from the Caribbean and Latin America to deepen the regional dialogue on advancing care societies with substantive equality, particularly in the Caribbea…

The event, which took place in the framework of the CSW69, brought together the United Nations Regional Commissions, governments, international organizations, and civil society to exchange experiences on care policies and interregional cooperation.…

The high-level dialogue took place on February 18 and 19 in Amman, Jordan. The event was organized by the Arab Women Organization (AWO), in collaboration with UN Women, UN ESCWA, and the ILO.…

From December 11 to 12, the "Working Meeting on Guiding Principles for Care Policies from a Gender, Intercultural, Intersectional, and Territorial Perspective" was held in Montevideo, Uruguay.…