Care society

América Latina y el Caribe se caracteriza por ser una región con una desigualdad estructural, profundizada con la llegada de la pandemia de COVID-19. Para revertirla, desde la CEPAL se propone transitar hacia la sociedad del cuidado como horizonte y camino para una recuperación transformadora, sostenible y con igualdad. La sociedad del cuidado pone en el centro el principio feminista de sostenibilidad de la vida y reconoce la interdependencia entre las personas, la dimensión ambiental y el desarrollo económico y social en forma sinérgica. Incluye el autocuidado, el cuidado de las personas, de quienes cuidan y del planeta.

Activities

12 - 15 Aug 2025 | Event | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies

XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The sixteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was held at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco ...

News

8 Mar 2026 | Article

Rights, Justice and Action for All Women and Girls

By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

30 Sep 2025 | Article

Care Is the Future: Latin America and the Caribbean Launch the Decade of the Care Society

By Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women; José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC; and Citlalli Hernández Mora, Secretary fo...

13 Aug 2025 | News
portadas del documento

How Can We Achieve the Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean?

A position paper presented by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, at the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and...

15 Aug 2025 | Press Release
Photograph of the closing ceremony of the sixteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Tlatelolco Commitment, which Establishes a Decade of Action to Achieve Substantive Gender Equality...

Today the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended in Mexico City, having been organized by ECLAC in coordination wit...