For more than 73 years, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has been fully committed to the sustainable development of the countries of the region. This report on the activities of the Commission highlights its key achievements and contributions in 2020 and is hereby submitted for the consideration of member States in light of the accountability and transparency framework promoted by the United Nations.…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) lleva más de 73 años plenamente comprometida con el desarrollo de los países de la región. El presente informe sobre las actividades de la Comisión, que destaca sus principales logros y contribuciones en 2020, se somete a la consideración de los Estados miembros en el marco de la rendición de cuentas y transparencia promovidas por las Naciones Unidas.…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …
This article is a contribution to the debate on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on
gender inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on women’s
economic autonomy. Through a review of the contributions of feminist economics
and an analysis of the empirical evidence, it identifies a deterioration in the indicators
associated with women’s incomes and their participation in the labour market. The
sexual division of labour is deepening in the region, endangering the scant progress
made regarding women’s economic autonomy in the pre-crisis years. It warns about
gender biases in…
Este artículo contribuye al debate sobre los efectos de la crisis causada por la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en las desigualdades de género en América Latina y el Caribe, con foco en la autonomía económica de las mujeres. Mediante una revisión de los aportes de la economía feminista y un análisis de la evidencia empírica se constata un deterioro de los indicadores asociados al vínculo de las mujeres con el mercado laboral y los ingresos. La división sexual del trabajo se está profundizando en la región y pone en riesgo los escasos avances en términos de autonomía económic…
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