Gender affairs
In the area of gender affairs, ECLAC aims to strengthen gender equality and women’s autonomy within the development strategies of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Through its Division for Gender Affairs, ECLAC provides advisory services to governments in the design and implementation of public policies with a gender perspective; promotes South-South and triangular cooperation; and fosters the production, dissemination and use of statistical information, diagnostics and analytical tools through the Gender Equality Observatory. In addition, ECLAC organizes the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the foremost intergovernmental forum in the region since 1977 for advancing substantive equality and the care society, in fulfilment of regional and international agreements.
Activities
Diploma Superior en Medición de violencia por razón de género contra las mujeres y de femicidio-feminicidio
El Consejo Latinoamericano en Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) y la División de Asuntos de Género de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), con el apoyo del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU Mujeres), invitan a participar del Diploma Superior en Medición de violencia por razón de género contra las mujeres y de femicidio-feminicidio.
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 in Mexico City, from 12 to 15 August 2025, and focused on the political, economic, social, cultural and environmental transformations as a means of advancing the care society and gender equality.
XXVII Meeting with Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women (OEM27)
The XXVII Meeting with Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women was held virtually on Thursday 10 April 2025, from 11.00 to 14.00 p.m. (Chilean time, GMT-4).
News
Rights, Justice and Action for All Women and Girls
By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
La CEPAL realizó encuentro sobre la experiencia de Chile en el diseño e implementación del Sistema Nacional de Apoyos y Cuidados “Chile Cuida”
La instancia permitió examinar el proceso de diseño e implementación de “Chile Cuida”, los avances institucionales, la incorporación del enfoque territorial y el uso de la información estadística para la formulación de la política pública. También se relevó el aporte de Chile al debate regional para avanzar hacia la sociedad del cuidado.
La CEPAL presentó la sociedad del cuidado como nuevo paradigma para el desarrollo, la igualdad y la paz en el Segundo Encuentro Nacional Chile Cuida
El encuentro permitió situar los avances del Sistema Nacional de Apoyos y Cuidados de Chile como un hito con proyección regional, en el marco de la Agenda Regional de Género.
ECLAC addressed the right to care at the First Inter-American Seminar on Human Rights, organized by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Ana Güezmes, Director of the Division of Gender Affairs of ECLAC, participated in a panel that addressed the right to care from regional and human rights perspectives, in dialogue with normative advances and the commitments adopted by the States of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Publication featured
The Care Society: Governance, Political Economy and Social Dialogue for a Transformation with Gender Equality
Building the care society is a vital transformation for substantive equality, sustainable development and peace. This paradigm prioritizes the sustainability of life and of the planet, and recognizes…
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What is the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the subsidiary bodies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is the main United Nations…
