At the fourteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, just weeks before the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the region’s governments undertook to “implement gender-sensitive countercyclical policies, in order to mitigate the impact of economic crises”. Against this backdrop, this document analyses the impact that taxes and transfers targeted to households and their members had on the disposable income of women and men between 2019 and 2020 in Colombia, Ecuador and the Plurinational State of Bolivia —countries for which harmonize…
A solo semanas del comienzo de la pandemia del COVID-19, los Gobiernos de la región reunidos en la Conferencia Regional de la Mujer se comprometieron a “implementar políticas contracíclicas sensibles a las desigualdades de género para mitigar los efectos de crisis…”. Así, el presente documento analiza el impacto que tanto impuestos como transferencias dirigidas a los hogares y sus integrantes tuvieron en los ingresos disponibles de hombres y mujeres entre 2019 y 2020 en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Colombia y el Ecuador. Estos países fueron seleccionados por contar con modelos armonizad…
Recognizing the importance of unpaid work is critical to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, which is Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Like most SDGs that are focused on the people dimension of the 2030 Agenda, the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed some of the gains made in gender equality and women’s empowerment. Following the onset of COVID-19, many women have been forced to devote greater time to unpaid work activities, the extent of which has not been previously well-documented in the Caribbean. In this study, we evaluate how women and men allo…
With a call to move towards a care society in order to achieve a sustainable recovery with gender equality in Latin American and Caribbean countries, the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today in Buenos Aires with the participation of Argentina’s President, Alberto Fernández.
The gathering, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), is bringing together representatives of government, United Nations an…
Con un llamado a transitar hacia una sociedad del cuidado para lograr una recuperación sostenible con igualdad de género en los países latinoamericanos y caribeños fue inaugurada hoy en Buenos Aires la XV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe con la participación del Presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández.
La cita, organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en coordinación con la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU Mujeres), congrega hasta el viernes a representantes …
Com um apelo a transitar para uma sociedade do cuidado a fim de obter uma recuperação sustentável com igualdade de gênero nos países latino-americanos e caribenhos, foi aberta em Buenos Aires a XV Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe com a participação do Presidente da Argentina, Alberto Fernández.
A reunião, organizada pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em coordenação com a Entidade das Nações Unidas para a Igualdade de Gênero e o Empoderamento das Mulheres (ONU Mulheres), congrega representantes de governos, organismos das Nações Uni…
En este documento se analizan las formas de endeudamiento en los hogares de las trabajadoras de casas particulares en la Argentina, asociado al aumento y la diversificación del cuidado en el contexto de la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19). Se trata de una investigación cualitativa con un diseño flexible y basada en la realización de entrevistas semiestructuradas a trabajadoras que residen en la zona norte y la zona sur del Gran Buenos Aires, provincia de Buenos Aires. Las entrevistas se realizaron en dos momentos de 2021, en el mismo grupo de hogares. En el estudio se da a con…
Financing for development, food security, the energy transition, integrated management of natural disasters, and climate action must be enabling policies that would allow for the effective fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during a session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2022 that was focused on listening to messages coming from the regions.
ECLAC’s highest authority participated in the segment entitled Messages from the…
El financiamiento para el desarrollo, la seguridad alimentaria, la transición energética, la gestión integrada de los desastres naturales y la acción climática deben ser políticas habilitantes que permitan el efectivo cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), afirmó hoy Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una sesión del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2022, dedicada a escuchar los mensajes provenientes desde las regiones.
El máximo representante de la CEPAL participó…
O financiamento para o desenvolvimento, a segurança alimentar, a transição energética, a gestão integrada dos desastres naturais e a ação climática devem ser políticas habilitadoras que permitam o efetivo cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), afirmou hoje Mario Cimoli, Secretário Executivo Interino da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), durante uma sessão do Fórum Político de Alto Nível sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2022 dedicada a escutar as mensagens provenientes das regiões.
O máximo representante da CEPAL participou do segmento intitul…
Vice Presidents, Foreign Ministers, Women’s Affairs Ministers and other authorities, along with representatives of international organizations and civil society – particularly women’s and feminist organizations – highlighted today the contribution of the Regional Gender Agenda, forged over the last 45 years, to policies for gender equality and women’s autonomy in Latin America and the Caribbean and agreed on the need to move towards a care society, on the last day of the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held at EC…
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