Care economy
The care society prioritizes the sustainability of life, linking care for people and for the planet. It can help to reverse social and gender inequalities in synergy with the environmental dimension and economic development. It helps to reduce the precariousness of care work and highlights the multiplier effects of the care economy.
Activities
Festival de Datos 2023
The Festival de Datos takes place in Punta del Este, from November 7-9, 2023, bringing together more than 400 delegates from governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society of various nationalities.
XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
The fifteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Buenos Aires from 7 to 11 November 2022.
The burden of unpaid care work on Caribbean women in the time of COVID-19
Side event as part of the Sixty-first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Panel: Women's autonomy and the care economy in the framework of a…
The crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus has accentuated the structural challenges of gender inequality and has generated a setback of more than a decade in terms of women's participation in the labor market, a deepening of the feminization of poverty and an increase in the burden of care work, even in higher-income countries such as Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay. Furthermore, as one of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the digitalization of economies that still face a significant gender gap in terms of access to and use of technologies, accentuated even more by income levels, has accelerated.
News
Mexico Will Host on August 12-15 the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
This intergovernmental gathering – which takes place every three years – will be key to accelerating the pace to further the achievement of women’s autonomy, the care society and substantive equality in the region.
ECLAC reaffirms that investing in the care economy and gender equality is key to accelerating sustainability and peace
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in Seville, addressed key challenges to reform the international financial system.
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.
Work-life balance in the United States: women in the workforce and the policy challenges of a growing care economy
The focus of this report is the work-life balance in the United States and how to improve it to increase women’s participation in the workforce as the country navigates the policy challenges of a growing care economy.
