CEPAL Review no. 120

Revista CEPAL no. 120

The Hummingbird Vol.3 No.11

ECLAC Presents to Social Development Ministers an Analysis of Inequality and Proposals to Combat it

ECLAC will present a document tomorrow to the ministers and senior authorities on social matters gathered in Santo Domingo that analyzes the social inequality that characterizes the region based on what it considers to be its main core structural axes – such as socioeconomic level, gender, ethno-racial status, age and territory – and that proposes strengthening strategies for inclusive social development through the coordination of economic, social and environmental policies. The study entitled The social inequality matrix in Latin America will be presented during the first meeting of the Pres…

CEPAL presenta a Ministros de Desarrollo Social análisis sobre la desigualdad y propuestas para combatirla

La CEPAL presentará mañana a Ministros y Ministras y altas autoridades del área social reunidos en Santo Domingo un documento que analiza la desigualdad social que caracteriza a la región a partir de lo que considera sus principales ejes estructurantes, como son el nivel socioeconómico, el género, la condición étnico-racial, la edad y el territorio, y propone ante ello profundizar las estrategias de desarrollo social inclusivo mediante la articulación de políticas económicas, sociales y ambientales. El estudio La matriz de la desigualdad social en América Latina será presentado durante la prim…

Temário provisório anotado. XIII Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe

Temario provisional anotado. Decimotercera Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

Annotated provisional agenda. Thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Hummingbird Vol.3 No.9

Situation of unpaid work and gender in the Caribbean

The unpaid care work performed primarily by women, underpins all societies, contributing to well-being, social development and economic growth. Care work involves a variety of domestic tasks, such as the preparation of food, cleaning, washing and ironing of clothes, the collection of water and fuel for cooking, as well as, the care of mostly dependant family members, including children, older persons and persons with disabilities. The time-use survey is the only available tool for measuring unpaid care work and is also a more cost effective method of collecting timely and accurate data on the…