The Beijing Platform For Action: twenty years of implementation in the Caribbean

11 December 2014 | Publication

Work area(s)

Social development Gender affairs

Topic(s)

Gender equality Gender

The Beijing Platform For Action: twenty years of implementation in the Caribbean

- Author: Stuart, Sheila
- Physical description: 42 páginas.
- Publisher: ECLAC
- UN symbol (Signature): LC/CAR/L.457
- Date: 11 December 2014

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Table of contents

  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Background to the Beijing Platform for Action
  • The Beijing Platform for Action in the Caribbean
  • Achievements amidst Challenges
  • The Caribbean Enabling Environment for the advancement of women and Gender Equality
  • National Machineries
  • Gender Policies
  • Gender and Women’s Contribution to the Economy
  • Gender and Employment
  • Gender and Poverty in the Caribbean
  • Gender and Health Issues in the Caribbean
  • Trends in Fertility
  • Gender based Violence
  • Gender Equality and Women in Power and Decision-making Positions
  • Women and the Judiciary
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • References.

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Subregional Headquarters, Port of Spain