Gender statistics
Gender statistics adequately reflect gender dfferences and inequalities in all areas of life. They play an important role in the elimination of stereotypes, in the formulation of public policies and in their follow-up for the achievement of gender equality.
Activities

Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
The Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will take place in Santiago, from November 25 to 27, 2025.

Twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical…
The twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held virtually from 29 to 30 April 2025.

56th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
The Statistical Commission as the primary body for the coordination of the global statistical programmes in general and of the United Nations statistical and data-related system.

Twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical…
This twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held from 28 to 29 August 2024, at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile.
News

Latin American and Caribbean Legislators Play a Crucial Role for Making Progress on Care Policies in the Region
The Parliamentary Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean – inaugurated at the San Lázaro Legislative Palace in Mexico City – was organized by the Congress of the Union, UN Women and ECLAC.

President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, Will Inaugurate the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
The intergovernmental meeting, to be held from 12 to 15 August in Mexico City, is organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.

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.

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.
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Time-use measurements in Latin America and the Caribbean
“Information systems: transforming data into information, information into knowledge and knowledge into political decisions” Pillar 9 of the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional…