Women’s economic autonomy is the key to a sustainable recovery with equality in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and decent work with rights, digital inclusion and the care economy are among its drivers, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today during a high-level seminar held in the framework of International Women’s Day, which was commemorated worldwide on March 8.
The United Nations regional commission’s highest authority gave a presentation at this event entitled “Women’s digital inclusion and decent work …
La autonomía económica de las mujeres es la clave para una recuperación sostenible y con igualdad tras la pandemia del COVID-19, y entre sus motores se cuentan el trabajo decente y con derechos, la inclusión digital y la economía del cuidado, señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un seminario de alto nivel realizado en el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer, conmemorado mundialmente este 8 de marzo.
La máxima representante de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas expuso en el evento titulado “Inclusió…
Women’s Affairs Ministers and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in Latin America and the Caribbean advocated for incorporating a gender perspective into the policies for responding to the pandemic to tackle the multiple forms of violence and inequality that affect women, while also reaffirming their commitment to take all necessary measures to accelerate effective implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the Regional Gender Agenda in order to contribute to a t…
Ministras de la Mujer y autoridades de los mecanismos para el adelanto de las mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe abogaron por la incorporación de la perspectiva de género en las políticas de respuesta a la pandemia para superar las múltiples formas de violencia y desigualdad que afectan a las mujeres, y reafirmaron su compromiso de tomar todas las medidas necesarias para acelerar la efectiva implementación de la Convención sobre la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación contra la mujer (CEDAW), la Declaración y Plataforma de Acción de Beijing y la Agenda Regional de Género p…
Ministras da Mulher e autoridades dos mecanismos para o avanço das mulheres da América Latina e do Caribe defenderam a incorporação da perspectiva de gênero nas políticas de resposta à pandemia para superar as múltiplas formas de violência e desigualdade que afetam as mulheres, e reafirmaram o compromisso de tomar todas as medidas necessárias para acelerar a efetiva implementação da Convenção sobre a Eliminação de Todas as Formas de Discriminação contra as Mulheres (CEDAW), a Declaração e Plataforma de Ação de Pequim e a Agenda Regional de Gênero para contribuir assim para uma recuperação tran…
This document is a preliminary version prepared by the Division of Gender Affairs of ECLAC in coordination with UN Women as input for the 60 Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will be updated with the contributions of the governments in the work of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document will also serve for future analysis regarding the impact of the measures adopted and implemented in the countries of the region on the lives of wome…
Este documento es una versión preliminar preparada por la División de Asuntos de Género de la CEPAL en coordinación con ONU Mujeres como insumo para la 60 Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, y será actualizado con los aportes de los gobiernos en los trabajos de la Mesa. El documento servirá también para futuros trabajos analíticos respecto al impacto en la vida de las mujeres de las medidas adoptadas e implementadas en los países de la región, así como de documentos que profundicen sobre el enfoque de género en las políticas púb…
Women’s full participation in the strategies for emerging from the crisis that has stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic, with emphasis on their digital inclusion and on the forging of a care society, is indispensable for an egalitarian and sustainable recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities and international officials agreed today during the inauguration of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually through Thursday, February 25.
The meeting – which features the participation …
La plena participación de las mujeres en las estrategias de salida de la crisis derivada de la pandemia del COVID-19, con énfasis en su inclusión digital y en la construcción de una sociedad del cuidado, es indispensable para una recuperación igualitaria y sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe, coincidieron hoy autoridades y funcionarios internacionales en la inauguración de la Sexagésima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe que tiene lugar de forma virtual hasta el jueves 25 de febrero.
La reunión, que cuenta con la participa…
A plena participação das mulheres nas estratégias de saída da crise derivada da pandemia da COVID-19, com ênfase na sua inclusão digital e na construção de uma sociedade do cuidado, é indispensável para uma recuperação igualitária e sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe, concordaram hoje autoridades e funcionários internacionais na inauguração da Sexagésima Reunião da Mesa Diretiva da Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe que ocorre de forma virtual até quinta-feira, 25 de fevereiro.
A reunião, que conta com a participação das Vice-Presidentes da Colômbia…
Vice Presidents, Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement – among other representatives from the region’s countries – will participate on February 23-25, 2021 in the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place virtually.
The meeting is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which holds the Conference’s Secretariat, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empower…
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