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- ECLAC observatory for gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
[ www.cepal.org ]
Languages: Spanish
The initiative provides information and indicators online on the physical, economic and decision-making autonomy of women in Latin America and the Caribbean. ECLAC, 2009
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): Unidad Mujer y Desarrollo
[ www.eclac.org ]
Languages: English
Unidad interdisciplinaria, especializada en asuntos de género, de la CEPAL, que opera como Secretaría Técnica de los Gobiernos de la región, a través de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe.
- UNIFEM Central America
[ www.unifem.org.mx ]
Languages: English | Spanish
- UNIFEM, Southern Cone
[ www.unifem.org.br ]
Languages: | Spanish
- UNIFEM Región Andina
[ www.unifemandina.org ]
Languages: | Spanish
- Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2007
[ /www.eclac.cl ]
Languages: English | Spanish
A leading reference source for social, economic and environmental
information on the region, the Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the
Caribbean, produced by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC). Chapter one covers demographic and social areas, with special attention
to gender. ECLAC, 2008
- Web Portal on Budgets and Gender in Latin America and the Caribbean
[ www.presupuestoygenero.net ]
Languages: English | Spanish
UNIFEM, UNFPA and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) maintain a web portal on Budgets and Gender in Latin America and the Caribbean in Spanish language. UNIFEM, UNFPA, 2005
- WHO/PAHO: Gender, health and development in the Americas
[ www.paho.org ]
Languages: English
Profiles gender differences in health and development in 48 countries of the Americas, focusing on women’s reproductive health, access to key health services, and major causes of death.
- Millenium Development Goals 2006: a look at Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
[ www.cepal.org ]
Languages: English | Spanish
The report identifies and discusses four critical challenges that must be faced in order to progress towards full compliance with Goal 3: achieving gender parity in access to decision-making, acknowledging unwaged work, eliminating violence against women and enabling women to exercise their reproductive rights. ECLAC, 2007
- The Millennium Development Goals: a Latin American and Caribbean perspective
[ www.cepal.org ]
Languages: English | Spanish
Published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in June 2005.
- Millennium Development Goals in Latin American and the Caribbean (Website)
[ www.cepal.org ]
Languages: English | Spanish
This website provides a regional perspective on the MDGs and contains updated information on work being carried out by ECLAC and other United Nations agencies in the different areas related to the MDGs.
- UNDP: 2003 Human Development Report on Gender in Bolivia
[ hdr.undp.org ]
Languages: English
This report deals with gender and human development, and the ways in which a human development approach can contribute to advancing women's rights and achieving gender equity.
- PNUD: Guatemala Informe Nacional de desarrollo humano 2002
[ hdr.undp.org ]
Languages: English | Spanish
- An IFAD approach to gender mainstreaming: The experience of Latin America and the Caribbean
[ www.ifad.org ]
Languages: English
This publication documents IFAD's experiences in gender mainstreaming in Latin America and the Caribbean. It describes why gender mainstreaming is important to the region, plots the development of the Fund's integrated gender approach and highlights key strengths and weaknesses of the ongoing process. More specific sector approaches and tools are discussed along with future directions and a case study in El Salvador.
- Gender, equity and health reform in Chile: Voices and proposals from civil society
[ www.paho.org ]
Languages: English | Spanish
Technical briefs
- FAO: Rural women's access to land in Latin America
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
2001 fact sheet
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