Acuerdos 60MDM

Measures and actions promoted by the Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean against COVID-19 in key areas for the autonomy of women and gender equality

This document is a preliminary version prepared by the Division of Gender Affairs of ECLAC in coordination with UN Women as input for the 60 Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will be updated with the contributions of the governments in the work of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document will also serve for future analysis regarding the impact of the measures adopted and implemented in the countries of the region on the lives of wome…

Medidas y acciones impulsadas por los Gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe frente al COVID-19 en áreas clave para la autonomía de las mujeres y la igualdad de género

Este documento es una versión preliminar preparada por la División de Asuntos de Género de la CEPAL en coordinación con ONU Mujeres como insumo para la 60 Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, y será actualizado con los aportes de los gobiernos en los trabajos de la Mesa. El documento servirá también para futuros trabajos analíticos respecto al impacto en la vida de las mujeres de las medidas adoptadas e implementadas en los países de la región, así como de documentos que profundicen sobre el enfoque de género en las políticas púb…

Women’s Full Digital Inclusion and the Forging of a Care Society are Indispensable for an Egalitarian and Sustainable Recovery

Women’s full participation in the strategies for emerging from the crisis that has stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic, with emphasis on their digital inclusion and on the forging of a care society, is indispensable for an egalitarian and sustainable recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities and international officials agreed today during the inauguration of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually through Thursday, February 25. The meeting – which features the participation …

La plena inclusión digital de las mujeres y la construcción de una sociedad del cuidado son indispensables para una recuperación igualitaria y sostenible

La plena participación de las mujeres en las estrategias de salida de la crisis derivada de la pandemia del COVID-19, con énfasis en su inclusión digital y en la construcción de una sociedad del cuidado, es indispensable para una recuperación igualitaria y sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe, coincidieron hoy autoridades y funcionarios internacionales en la inauguración de la Sexagésima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe que tiene lugar de forma virtual hasta el jueves 25 de febrero. La reunión, que cuenta con la participa…

A plena inclusão digital das mulheres e a construção de uma sociedade do cuidado são indispensáveis para uma recuperação igualitária e sustentável

A plena participação das mulheres nas estratégias de saída da crise derivada da pandemia da COVID-19, com ênfase na sua inclusão digital e na construção de uma sociedade do cuidado, é indispensável para uma recuperação igualitária e sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe, concordaram hoje autoridades e funcionários internacionais na inauguração da Sexagésima Reunião da Mesa Diretiva da Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe que ocorre de forma virtual até quinta-feira, 25 de fevereiro. A reunião, que conta com a participação das Vice-Presidentes da Colômbia…

Santiago Commitment: A regional instrument to respond to the COVID-19 crisis with gender equality

In the current context of multiple crises caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Santiago Commitment, adopted by the member States of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at the fourteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020,2 is particularly relevant as a regional tool to address the structural causes of gender inequality and to foster policies to respond to the pandemic in the short, medium and long term. In the Santiago Commitment, the governments of the region agreed to implement gender-se…

Compromiso de Santiago: un instrumento regional para dar respuesta a la crisis del COVID-19 con igualdad de género

En el contexto actual de múltiples crisis a causa de la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), el Compromiso de Santiago1, adoptado por los Estados miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en la XIV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe en 2020, cobra especial relevancia como herramienta regional para abordar las causas estructurales de la desigualdad de género e impulsar políticas de respuesta a la pandemia a corto, mediano y largo plazo. En el Compromiso de Santiago los Gobiernos de la región acordaron implementar polít…

Provisional agenda. Sixtieth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Temario provisional. Sexagésima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

Annotated provisional agenda. Sixtieth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Temario provisional anotado. Sexagésima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

ORGANIZACIÓN PROVISIONAL DE LOS TRABAJOS DE LA 60a REUNIÓN DE LA MESA DIRECTIVA DE LA CONFERENCIA REGIONAL SOBRE LA MUJER DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE

PROVISIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORK OF THE SIXTIETH MEETING OF THE PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Temario Provisional Anotado 60 MDM

TEMARIO PROVISIONAL 60 MDM

High-level Authorities from the Region Will Analyze Fulfillment of Gender Equality Commitments in the Context of the Pandemic

Vice Presidents, Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement – among other representatives from the region’s countries – will participate on February 23-25, 2021 in the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place virtually. The meeting is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which holds the Conference’s Secretariat, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empower…

Altas autoridades de la región analizarán el cumplimiento de los compromisos sobre igualdad de género en el contexto de la pandemia

Vicepresidentas, Cancilleres, Ministras de la Mujer y autoridades de los mecanismos para el adelanto de las mujeres, entre otros representantes de los países de la región, participarán del 23 al 25 de febrero de 2021 en la Sexagésima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe que tendrá lugar de forma virtual. La reunión es organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), que ejerce la Secretaría de la Conferencia, en coordinación con la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Emp…

Altas autoridades da região analisarão o cumprimento dos compromissos com a igualdade de gênero no contexto da pandemia

Vice-presidentes, Chanceleres, Ministras da Mulher e autoridades dos mecanismos para o avanço das mulheres, entre outros representantes dos países da região, participarão de 23 a 25 de fevereiro de 2021 da Sexagésima Reunião da Mesa Diretiva da Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe que acontecerá de forma virtual. A reunião é organizada pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), que atua como Secretaria da Conferência, em coordenação com a Entidade das Nações Unidas para a Igualdade de Gênero e o Empoderamento das Mulheres (ONU Mulheres). O en…

The economic autonomy of women in a sustainable recovery with equality

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on employment and labor conditions for women in Latin America and the Caribbean, generating a setback of more than a decade in terms of the progress achieved in labor market participation. The rate of job market participation by women was at 46% in 2020, while for men it was 69%. It is further estimated that the unemployment rate for women reached 12% in 2020, a percentage that rises to 22.2% if we factor in women’s participation in the labor force in 2019. In 2020 there was a mass exodus of women from the labor force, who ha…