Introduction The 1990s was marked by a process of review of governmental policy towards the attainment of the goal of gender equality and equity. To a large extent, this review process was facilitated and strengthened by the preparation for the Fourth World Conference on Women which allowed for assessments and reviews both of the achievements and as well as the strategies for the promotion of gender equality. In this review, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (ECLAC/CDCC) secretariat convened the Third Ministeria…
Preface A central role of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is the provision of critical thinking and information to governments to assist in policy formulation and evaluation. In meeting that role, ECLAC emphasises the research endeavour and, more particularly, research which elicits new insights and throws up practical solutions and recommendations. This study was undertaken as a component of technical assistance to the Family Law and Domestic Violence Legislative Reform Project piloted by the Eastern Carib…
Introducción - (Primeros párrafos);
Entre los factores socioculturales que intervienen en la
reproducción de la pobreza y obstaculizan el desarrollo social se cuenta la
ausencia de un cabal ejercicio de la paternidad. Si bien es cierto que para
atacar la pobreza se requiere impulsar el crecimiento económico, la generación
de empleos y una distribución del ingreso más equitativa, también se debe
considerar que el ejercicio de una paternidad responsable repercute en un mejor
nivel de vida del hogar, ya que posibilita determinar el número de hijos
deseados, proveer adecuadamente a su sustento y c…
The member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have called for an integrated approach to development. Despite making significant macroeconomic progress in the 1990s, the Latin American economies reached the end of the decade with relative poverty levels above those of 1980, while labour market conditions have worsened in most countries. To achieve development with equity, it is essential to apply a gender perspective to public-policy formation, as a technical-analytical instrument to accompany the overall ethical-political goal. For the United Nati…
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