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Gender is an important dimension of many of the pressing socioeconomic issues confronting Latin American and Caribbean countries today, including: High rates of maternal mortality Teenage pregnancy Child labor The transmission of HIV/AIDS Lack of job and income opportunities for young adults

Firm Certification Models on Gender Equality for the Private Sector Seminar: On June 12, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the World Bank, together with the National Institute against Discrimination from the Ministry of Justice in Argentina organized the international seminar: Firm Certification Models on Gender Equality for the Private Sector. More than 100 representatives from private firms, certification agencies, and government institutions, discussed the use and relevance of gender equality in the workplace, and attended presentations of the certification standards already in place in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Costa Rica.  More

Watch Presentation- The Power of Creating Economic Opportunities for Women

CHILDCARE POLICIES AND GENDER EQUALITY: Exchange of Approaches and Experiences between Europe and Central Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean Regions. Adequate childcare provisions are a key issue for development, not only for the well being of children, but also for their relation with women’s productive and reproductive time allocation possibilities. Childcare will thus impact: present and future human capital, social policy, technology development, labor markets’ interventions, and, of course, women. Read more

Chile Country Gender Assessment. Chile ’s development in the recent past has defied conventional wisdom. Over the past decade, Chile has made considerable progress in its efforts to reduce poverty, sustain growth, and promote democratization. These advances have been coupled with notable achievements in gender equality. More specifically, Chilean men and women have experienced greater parity in terms of opportunities to services such as education and health, legal rights, as well as political voice. Yet by the same token, Chile has one of the highest levels of inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a factor that has proven, through international evidence, to impede economic growth and poverty reduction. This inequality has been evident in the workplace, with less than 39 percent female labor force participation, leaving Chile near the bottom of the regional heap. Worldwide evidence indicates that higher female labor force participation translates to greater economic growth. With low participation rates of a large portion of its human resources, this trend suggests that Chile has not fully maximized the potential for its economic success. Understanding and addressing the seeming contradictions in gender equality may serve as an important factor in maintaining continued economic and social development. More

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