Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion

María Caridad Araujo, Bastias-Butler Elizabeth, Sebastian Bauhoff, Samuel Berlinski, Mariano Bosch, Matías Busso, Julian P. Cristia, Yyannu Cruz-Aguayo, Suzanne Duryea, Luciana Etcheverry, Luca Flabbi, Veronica Frisancho, María Paula Gerardino, Analia Gomez Vidal, Matías Guizzo Altube, Emma Iriarte, David S. Kaplan, Sandra Naranjo Bautista, Emma Näslund-Hadley, Santiago Perez-Vincent, Maria Reyes Retana Torre, Diego Ríos-Zertuche, Antonella Maria Rivera Bianchi, Carlos Scartascini, Marco Stampini, Diego A. Vera-Cossio, Patricia Yáñez-Pagans and Paola Zúñiga Brenes

No 13841 in IDB Publications (Books) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: This book examines the progress and persistent challenges in achieving gender equality and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite significant advances in women's education, health, and labor force participation, substantial gaps remain in areas such as economic opportunity and leadership representation, and gender-based violence remains high. The region has also witnessed a greater, though incomplete, acceptance of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. The book proposes a comprehensive policy framework structured around three pillars: foundational policies, policies that enable economic opportunity, and institutional reforms. It argues that addressing persistent challenges requires evidence-based policies that expand opportunities to unlock the regions full talent potential and drive progress toward a more equitable and inclusive society.

Keywords: LGBTQ+ Inclusion; sexual orientation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I20 J12 J15 J16 J70 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
ISBN: 9781597825641
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DOI: 10.18235/0013261

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