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8 de September de 2023 | Press Release

En el XXIV Encuentro Internacional de Estadísticas de Género, especialistas delinean nuevas vías para avanzar hacia la igualdad de género en 2030
• La reunión anual promueve el diálogo entre las Oficinas Nacionales de Estadística (ONE), los Mecanismos para el Adelanto de las Mujeres (MAM), organismos públicos, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, la academia y organizaciones internacionales.
8 March 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Seeks to Bring More Women into STEM, Close the Digital Gap and Eradicate Gender Cyberviolence
In most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, women account for no more than 40% of the student body in STEM majors, a gap the U.N. Commission is emphasizing as part of International Women's Day.
8 de February de 2023 | Press Release

Bridging the Gender Digital Divide is Critical to Achieve Women’s Autonomy and Substantive Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today marked the inauguration of the Sixty-fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women, which is being held virtually through Thursday.
24 November 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC: At Least 4,473 Women Were Victims of Femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021
The strategy for urgently addressing this “shadow pandemic” must be based on four pillars: financing, prevention, public response and information systems, the United Nations regional organization underscores.
11 November 2022 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Committed Themselves to Moving Towards a New Development Pattern: The Care Society
Today the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, concluded in Buenos Aires.
9 November 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC: It is Time for Transformational Changes, Like the One Proposed by the Care Society
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented today the main document of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place through Friday in Buenos Aires.
8 November 2022 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs to Move Towards a Care Society for a Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality
Argentina’s President, Alberto Fernández, led today the opening ceremony of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held through Friday in Buenos Aires.
6 de October de 2022 | Press Release

Inauguran el XXIII Encuentro Internacional de Estadísticas de Género

Se trata de un espacio que promueve el diálogo entre las Oficinas Nacionales de Estadística (ONE), los Mecanismos para el Adelanto de las Mujeres (MAM), organismos públicos, especialistas de la academia y organizaciones internacionales sobre el progreso y los desafíos en la producción y uso de estadísticas de género para las políticas públicas de igualdad.
23 June 2022 | Press Release

Representatives Highlighted the Historic Contribution of the Regional Gender Agenda and Proposed Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Senior authorities, specialists and members of civil society participated in the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
22 June 2022 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Move Towards a Care Society that Puts the Sustainability of Life and the Planet at the Center
Women’s Affairs Ministers and representatives of international organizations, academia and civil society are participating in the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was inaugurated today in Chile.
28 March 2022 | Press Release

“The Debt is Owed to Women: We Must Break Statistical Silence and Progress toward a Care Society” - Alicia Bárcena
Today, the ECLAC Executive Secretary, along with the Minister of Women, Genders, and Diversity of Argentina, Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, participated in the Debt, Genders, and Care Seminar held in Buenos Aires. This was her final public activity as leader of the regional organization of the United Nations after nearly fourteen years.
8 March 2022 | Press Release

Participants in Forum on Sustainable Development Urged for Averting Setbacks and Achieving Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Government authorities, international officials and representatives of civil society commemorated International Women’s Day at the regional gathering that is taking place in Costa Rica.
26 January 2022 | Press Release

Women’s Autonomy, Gender Equality and the Building of a Care Society are a Precondition, Path and Catalyst for Sustainable Development
Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in Latin America and the Caribbean inaugurated today the 62nd Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
24 November 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC: At Least 4,091 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, Despite Greater Visibility and Social Condemnation
The United Nations regional organization’s Gender Equality Observatory released today the latest statistics available on this true “shadow pandemic.”
15 November 2021 | Press Release

Peru and ECLAC Reaffirm the Strengthening of Cooperation on Economic, Social and Environmental Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, made an official visit to Lima today, where she met with President Pedro Castillo and members of his Cabinet.
30 September 2021 | Press Release

The Care Society as a Horizon for Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality Will Be the Main Theme of the 15th Regional Conference on Women, which will take place in Argentina in 2022
This was one of the agreements reached at the Sixty-first Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
29 September 2021 | Press Release

Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean is Urgent for Achieving a Transformative and Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality
Authorities and representatives of civil society and international organizations participated in the first day of the Sixty-first Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
26 February 2021 | Press Release

Women’s Affairs Ministers Commit to Furthering a Care Society and Full Digital Inclusion of Women for a Transformative Recovery with Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
During the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, authorities adopted a declaration that will be presented during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
23 February 2021 | Press Release

Women’s Full Digital Inclusion and the Forging of a Care Society are Indispensable for an Egalitarian and Sustainable Recovery
Authorities from the region, international officials and feminist organizations participated in the inauguration of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
10 February 2021 | Press Release

The COVID-19 Pandemic has Caused a Setback of Over a Decade in Labor Market Participation for Women in the Region

In a new special report, ECLAC stresses that it is essential to advance toward policies that contribute to a sustainable recovery with gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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