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8 March 2022 | Press Release

Participants in Forum on Sustainable Development Urged for Averting Setbacks and Achieving Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Government authorities, international officials and representatives of civil society commemorated International Women’s Day at the regional gathering that is taking place in Costa Rica.

foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.

21 June 2021 | News

ECLAC Reaffirmed its Commitment to the Global Alliance for Care Work, an Initiative that Gives Visibility to Latin America and the Caribbean’s Pioneering Efforts in this Area

Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in a virtual gathering organized by the National Women’s Institute of Mexico and UN Women.

14 June 2021 | News

A Feminist Foreign Policy is Needed to Achieve a Transformative Recovery with Equality in the Region: Alicia Bárcena

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the 2nd Cultural Congress Migrant Women from Mexico and the World, organized by the Mexican Consulate in Houston (United States).

20 May 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality and Building Care Societies for a More Egalitarian, Sustainable and Resilient Future

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a virtual keynote lecture in the framework of a series entitled Post-2030: Women Leaders for a Sustainable Future, organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

18 February 2021 | Announcement

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

On February 23-25, the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.

3 February 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Special Report COVID-19 on the Economic Autonomy of Women in the Post-Pandemic Recovery

The regional organization's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document during a virtual press conference next Wednesday, February 10.

23 September 2020 | News

Building Latin America and the Caribbean Back Better Post-Pandemic Means Reconfiguring Development with Equality and Sustainability: Alicia Bárcena

In the SDG Action Zone of the 75th UN General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary addressed some of the region’s most pressing challenges in times of COVID-19 via video message.

12 June 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Adopting Comprehensive Policies for an Economic Reactivation that Guarantees Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

In a discussion organized by the Mexican Senate, Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena warned that women are the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and advocated for a feminist social compact with equality and sustainability.

31 January 2020 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Santiago Commitment, Which Seeks to Accelerate Efforts to Fulfill the Regional Gender Agenda

The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, concluded today in Chile.

15 January 2019 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Remained Steady in 2017, but Extreme Poverty Increased to the Highest Level since 2008, while Inequality has Fallen Notably since 2000

ECLAC released its report Social Panorama 2018 today in Chile, including new revisions to the methodology used by the organization to estimate monetary poverty in the region, as well as new measurements on functional inequality, social spending and double labor and social inclusion.

19 June 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Receives Recognition of Excellence from the Powerful Women Forbes Forum 2018

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was awarded for her work against inequality and poverty and for women’s economic empowerment.

18 December 2017 | Announcement

In a New Report, ECLAC Analyses Trends in Regional Poverty and the Situation of the Pension Systems in Latin America

The United Nations organization will unveil its report Social Panorama 2017 at a press conference in Mexico on Wednesday 20 December.

5 October 2017 | Speech

Opening of the fifty-sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).

27 April 2017 | News

It is Imperative that the Gender Approach be Mainstreamed throughout the 2030 Agenda, Alicia Bárcena says

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in an event entitled Commitments and Roadmap Towards a 50-50 Planet by 2030, which was held on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.

7 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: Women’s Labor Participation Rate Has Stagnated around 53% in the Region and Gender Bias in the Labor Market Persists

In the framework of International Women’s Day, the United Nations organization also indicates that women’s unemployment rates are systematically higher than those of men.

8 March 2016 | Press Release

Despite Advances in Women’s Educational Level, the Gender Wage Gap Persists in the Region

Comparing years of schooling, women can earn up to 25.6 percent less than their male peers in similar conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data released today by ECLAC.

26 January 2016 | Press Release

Sustainable Development Will Not Be Achieved Without Gender Equality

Ministers for Women’s Affairs, specialists and representatives from the civil society gathered at ECLAC posed the need for concrete plans and programs to guarantee gender equality in the framework of the 2030 Agenda.

31 July 2015 | Press Release

Countries Say Equality is Not Possible Without a Gender Perspective in Sustainable Development Goals

The fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended on Friday in the Dominican Republic.

2 July 2013 | Announcement

Women's Autonomy in the Digital Economy Will Be Discussed in the Dominican Republic

The 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which regularly brings together officials, activists and experts in gender affairs from the region, will meet from 15 to 18 October 2013 in the Dominican Republic.