Gender equality

Gender equality entails ensuring equal rights for women and men, both in terms of regulations and laws (formal equality) and opportunities and results (substantive equality). Gender equality, women’s autonomy and the care society are a condition, a path and a catalyst for sustainable development.

Activities

27 - 28 Jul 2026 | Event | Meetings and technical symposiums

Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Dominica and Saint Lucia

To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing touris...

16 - 19 Feb 2026 | Event | Meetings and technical symposiums

Workshop on Gender Statistics and Analysis

The importance of gender-responsive policy making and implementation cannot be over-emphasized. Gender-responsive policies represent a set of tools fo...

4 Dec 2025 | Event | Meetings and technical symposiums

Stakeholder review of regional study on Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) against women in public life

Regional Dialogue to present and discuss the findings of Caribbean study on TFGBV and develop advocacy strategy, through high-level knowledge sharing,...

20 Nov 2025 | Event | Meetings and technical symposiums

Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Dominica and Saint Lucia

To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing touris...

News

7 May 2026 | Briefing note
Perspectiva de género en la política fiscal

ECLAC's Division for Gender Affairs highlighted the potential of gender-responsive fiscal policy to advance towards equality and sustainable development

The Division for Gender Affairs (DGA) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the XXXVIII Regional Semi...

7 Apr 2026 | Briefing note
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Latin American and Caribbean countries and ECLAC jointly reflect on mainstreaming the gender perspective in fiscal policy

The meeting was a space for exchange and reflection on national experiences in line with the agreements of the Tlatelolco Commitment on fiscal matters...

24 Mar 2026 | Briefing note
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Colombia's Care Map: A Tool for Guiding Public Policy with a Territorial and Intersectional Approach

During the webinar organized by the Community of Practice for the Measurement of the Care Society, the results of the construction process of the Map ...

8 Mar 2026 | Article

Rights, Justice and Action for All Women and Girls

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

Video

8 Mar 2022 | Video

Mensaje de Alicia Bárcena con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer 2022