Port of Spain City Village showcases women entrepreneurs

In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2018, the City Hall of Port of Spain was transformed into a ‘Women’s City Village’ for one day, on Wednesday 7 March, as part of a week of activities showcasing women. The day began with a power-walk around Woodford Square, as a show of solidarity and unity for the promotion of the rights of women and girls. This was followed by the official opening of the City Village, where several rural organizations had the opportunity to showcase their initiatives, products and services in a vibrant Marketplace. For this occasion, ECLAC Caribbean joined …

A new approach to gender wage gaps in Chile

The purpose of this study is to examine gender wage gaps in Chileusing a new database, the Social Protection Survey (EPS); 2002-2006,which makes it possible to control for actual work experience and itstiming. Potential work experience variables do not reflect the intermittentand discontinuous participation of women in the Chilean labour market.Corrections are also introduced for occupational selection, and two keyvariables are instrumented: education and work experience. Although thereare still wage differences between men and women, the introduction ofcontrols for actual work experience and …

Poverty and Empowerment are the Focus of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, being held in Mexico, today received the visit of some of the region's main specialists, who will deal with and analyse a range of current issues from a gender perspective. The event, which runs from 10 to 12 June 2004, in the Conference Area of the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Avenida Ricardo Flores Magón N° 1, Tlatelolco, Mexico City, has been organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry, and the National Women's Institute (Instituto Nacion…

ECLAC: The Persistence of Violence against Women and Girls in the Region and Femicide, its Maximum Expression, is Troubling

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) expressed its concern today over the persistence of gender-based violence against women and girls in the region and high rates of femicide, or feminicide. According to the latest official data reported to the Commission’s Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEO), in 2019, 4,640 cases of femicide were recorded in 24 countries (18 in Latin America and 6 in the Caribbean). The situation of women and girls has been aggravated under confinement and the restrictions on movement ordered by countries in th…

Argentina’s President Will Deliver a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

The President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, in the framework of his state visit to Chile. The Argentine leader will deliver a virtual keynote lecture starting at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00), speaking from the United Nations organization’s central headquarters, where he will be received by Alicia Bárcena, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary. Also participating in the event, to be inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, will be Ennio Vivald…

Presidente de Argentina dictará conferencia magistral en la CEPAL

El Presidente de la República Argentina, Alberto Fernández, visitará la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el miércoles 27 de enero de 2021, en el marco de su visita oficial a Chile. El primer mandatario argentino ofrecerá a las 11:00 a.m. locales (UTC/GMT -3:00) una conferencia magistral virtual desde la sede central del organismo de las Naciones Unidas, donde será recibido por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión regional. En el evento, que será inaugurado por Alicia Bárcena, intervendrá también Ennio Vivaldi, Rector de la Universidad de Chil…

Caribbean Gender Experts say fostering gender equality and women’s rights is indispensable for the region’s sustainable development

The specific challenges facing Caribbean women were at the center of attention during the 57th meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held from 30-31 July 2018 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Among the obstacles faced by Caribbean women, countries noted the serious constraints faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), due to their middle-income country status, highly indebted situation, heavy dependence on tourism, and vulnerability to climate change and environmental hazards, that negatively…

Institucionalidad de la equidad de género en el Estado: un diagnóstico para América Latina = The institutionality of gender equity in the State: a diagnosis for Latin America and the Caribbean

Analysing the role of Caribbean migrant women

The Caribbean has one of the highest emigration rates of skilled and tertiary-educated individuals in the world. Women account for a large percentage of these individuals. In the United States alone, women make up 55 percent of the estimated four million Caribbean people residing there. The latest ECLAC study underscores the importance of promoting gender equality and improving women’s overall standards of living. In this regard, it addresses the need to improve the access of all women in the Caribbean, including migrants and returnees to more varied skill development, better jobs,…

Caribbean synthesis review and appraisal report on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

The Caribbean sub-regional synthesis report, covering 12 countries, assesses progress towards the gender equality goals articulated in the 1995 World Conference on Women, which produced the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). The process leading to the preparation of the report has involved a series of national, regional and global consultations that will culminate in the Beijing + 20 Review. The process has also led to the formulation of the Caribbean Joint Statement on Gender Equality and the Post-2015, as well as the SIDS Agenda, both of which express Caribbean perspectives and expectations…

Towards construction of comprehensive care systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Elements for their implementation

El presente documento, elaborado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y ONU Mujeres, ha sido concebido con la idea de servir de marco orientador para aquellas personas abocadas al desarrollo de Sistemas Nacionales Integrales de Cuidados como pilar de la protección social en los países de la región. Consideramos que dichos Sistemas deben ser diseñados desde la perspectiva de derechos humanos, con especial énfasis en la transversalización de la perspectiva de género para alcanzar modelos de cuidados corresponsables entre el Estado, el mercado, la comunidad y las fami…

Advancing the economic empowerment and autonomy of women in the Caribbean through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

This paper is focused on the economic empowerment and autonomy of women and girls as a strategy for accelerating gender equality through the implementation of the SDGs, which provides the framework for mainstreaming gender issues into all stages of national policies and programmes. In making this argument, the paper highlights some of the major challenges facing the Caribbean subregion in its efforts to achieve greater equality, particularly gender equality, and to promote sustainable development for all.…

The institutionality of gender equity in the State: a diagnosis for Latin America and the Caribbean

Foro de las Organizaciones Feministas de América Latina y el Caribe en el marco de la XIV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), con ocasión del Foro de las Organizaciones Feministas de América Latina y el Caribe en el marco de la XIV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe Santiago, 27 de enero de 2020 CEPAL María-Noel Vaeza, Directora Regional para las Américas y el Caribe de ONU-Mujeres Mariella Mazzotti, Directora del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INMUJERES) del Uruguay Verónica Matus, Corporación La Morada, Chile Mabel Bianco, Comité de organizaciones no gubernam…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

Participantes en Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible instaron a evitar retrocesos y lograr la igualdad de género en América Latina y el Caribe

Altas autoridades de gobierno, funcionarias de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y representantes de la sociedad civil reafirmaron hoy su compromiso con la igualdad de género e instaron a acelerar el ritmo para lograr la igualdad sustantiva, en los hechos, y evitar retrocesos en América Latina y el Caribe, en un evento especial realizado durante la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible en Costa Rica. “Este es un día para renovar nuestro compromiso con la igualdad de género y con la autonomía de las mujeres. Hemos propugnad…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Saint Kitts and Nevis

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

Inicia el Foro Académico sobre Cuidados en preparación de la XVI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

En la Ciudad de México, los días 28 y 29 de agosto de 2024, se realiza el Foro Académico "Territorios de cuidados: contribuciones desde la academia a la XVI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe". Convocado por el Gobierno de México a través del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres; El Colegio de México, A.C. (COLMEX); la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y ONU Mujeres, el evento reúne a representantes de la academia, gobiernos, sociedad civil y organismos internacionales. Silvia Giorguli, presidenta de El Colegio de México, en cuyas instalacio…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Antigua and Barbuda

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

México será sede de Foro Parlamentario para fortalecer marcos legislativos sobre igualdad de género y sociedad del cuidado

El Congreso de la Unión, la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU Mujeres) y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) anunciaron la realización del Foro Parlamentario que se llevará a cabo el próximo 11 de agosto de 2025 en Ciudad de México, en el marco de la XVI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe. El Director de la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México, Jorge Mario Martínez, destacó que este Foro representa un espacio político fundamental para impulsar una visión compartida desde l…