This study by the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean presents a review and analysis of the processes of drawing up the gender equality plans now in place in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Since they were first developed in the 1990s and, more particularly, in the twenty-first century, these plans have become real road maps towards gender equality and guaranteeing the rights of women for States in the region, as well as a sign of the political will to make progress in this area.
Analysis of the processes by which these plans were prepared identifies aspects…
En este estudio del Observatorio de Igualdad de Género de América Latina y el Caribe se presenta una revisión y análisis de los procesos de diseño de los planes de igualdad de género vigentes en los países de América Latina y el Caribe. Desde los primeros planes elaborados en la década de 1990, y en especial a partir del presente siglo, estos instrumentos se han constituido en verdaderos mapas de ruta de los Estados hacia la igualdad de género y la garantía de los derechos de las mujeres en la región, además de representar una muestra de la voluntad política para avanzar en esta materia.
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The multiple inequalities historically experienced by women of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean form part of a complex system of structural discrimination handed down from the colonial era of slavery. Analysis of the effects of intersecting forms of discrimination in the region shows that most Afrodescendent women still lack the socioeconomic resources and power they need to attain physical, economic and decision-making autonomy. In order to link up efforts to combat racism with endeavours to end gender discrimination and achieve Afrodescendent women’s autonomy, society must …
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