Women's economic autonomy

Economic autonomy refers to women’s ability to access and control resources such as their own income, assets, productive, financial and technological resources and time. It takes into account paid and unpaid work and the impact of the unequal gender distribution thereof.

Activities

8 - 10 February 2000 | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies

VIII Session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the…

The eighth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, convened by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in compliance with ECLAC resolution 567(XXVII), was held in Lima, Peru, from 8 to 10 February 2000.

19 - 23 May 2025 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Grenada

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.

8 - 12 July 2024 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Saint Kitts…

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.

26 - 30 May 2025 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Antigua and…

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.

News

13 June 2025 | Press Release

The Mexican Government and ECLAC Signed a Headquarters Agreement Confirming the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held in August

On August 12-15, the United Nations’ main intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality in the region will take place in Mexico City.

5 December 2024 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Committed to Accelerating the Effective Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Regional Gender Agenda

Today the Sixty-sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean came to a close at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

4 December 2024 | Press Release

It is Time for Strategic Investments and Public Policies to Advance Towards Substantive Gender Equality and the Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Sixty-sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is taking place on December 4-5 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.