The specific challenges facing Caribbean women were at the center of attention during the 57th meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held from 30-31 July 2018 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Among the obstacles faced by Caribbean women, countries noted the serious constraints faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), due to their middle-income country status, highly indebted situation, heavy dependence on tourism, and vulnerability to climate change and environmental hazards, that negatively…
The Caribbean has one of the highest emigration rates of skilled and tertiary-educated individuals in the world. Women account for a large percentage of these individuals. In the United States alone, women make up 55 percent of the estimated four million Caribbean people residing there.
The latest ECLAC study underscores the importance of promoting gender equality and improving women’s overall standards of living. In this regard, it addresses the need to improve the access of all women in the Caribbean, including migrants and returnees to more varied skill development, better jobs,…
“A focus on gender and life cycle in public policy is crucial to give visibility to the needs and reverse the disadvantages faced by women, children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean,” Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, said today at the first session of the high-level meeting, Every Woman Every Child, taking place in the Palacio La Moneda, the headquarters of Chile’s Executive Branch.
“Gender, age and ethnicity/race are the three determining factors in the distribution of well-being and power in society,” therefore “public policies must support people throughout the…
(3 de julio, 2017) “Un enfoque de género y ciclo de vida en las políticas públicas resulta crucial para visibilizar las necesidades y revertir las desventajas que enfrentan tanto las mujeres como las niñas, niños y adolescentes en América Latina y el Caribe”, dijo hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la primera jornada de la reunión de alto nivel Todas las mujeres, todos los niños, todos los adolescentes, que tiene lugar en el Palacio La Moneda, sede del Poder Ejecutivo de Chile.
“El género, la edad y la condición étnico-racial son tres ejes determinantes de la distribución…
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