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Infographic Mar 01, 2024
Six facts to understand the reality of women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Women between 25 and 35 years of age are 7 percentage points more likely to be poor than men of the same age.
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Blog Mar 01, 2024
Poverty is not gender neutral in Latin America and the Caribbean
During the life cycle, poverty among men and women evolves differently. As individuals enter productive ages, poverty drops, but it does so at a faster rate for men than for women.
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Blog Feb 06, 2024
Strategies from Peru to prevent and address gender-based violence
Andrea, like many others in Peru, endured the devastating impact of job loss in a nation heavily affected during the pandemic. Her situation worsened as she suffered violence at home.
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Presentation Nov 01, 2023
DIGITAGRO at the DIME-KDI Conference
The LACGIL presented the "Digital Information and Market Access for Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Rural Guatemala" (DIGITAGRO) paper at the World Bank DIME-KDI School 4th Development Impact Conference.
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Blog Oct 23, 2023
Opportunities, challenges, and setbacks for the LGBTI community in LAC
The LGBTI community in Latin America and the Caribbean, like in many other regions, faces numerous challenges that impede its socio-economic inclusion.
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Policy Notes Oct 22, 2023
Updated Policy Notes on LCR Gender Priorities
The LCR Regional Coordination published a 2023 version of a series of policy notes to narrow nine priority gender gaps in the LAC region.
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Webinar Sep 11, 2023
LGBTI Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
This LACGIL webinar, discussed key findings from the first EQOSOGI report and other insights on civil, political and economic inclusion of LGBTI people in the LAC region.
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Webinar May 30, 2023
Educational Underachievement Among Boys and Men: A LAC Perspective
Boys in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are more likely to be out of school than girls. The session brought together experts who shared key findings in LAC & have worked on developing solutions to tackle the issue.
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Webinar May 07, 2023
Putting Research into Practice: Promoting Women & Girls’ Economic Participation ...
Using data is vital to create adequate solutions to boost women & girls’ economic participation. The speakers shared solutions they have conducted in Uruguay to increase the use of parental leave & girls opportunities.
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About the LAC GIL
The LAC Gender Innovation Lab provides World Bank operational teams, policy makers, and development practitioners with knowledge to promote gender equality and drive change in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Multimedia
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Video Dec 13, 2023
Addressing Gender Violence through World Bank projects
Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Latin America and Caribbean region is critical, and this video presents the approaches and projects that the World Bank is using to end this scourge.
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Audio Mar 09, 2023
Jamaica Gender Assessment
Gender equality continues to be a challenge in Jamaica. The report focuses on the reverse gender gaps in education & health, and the differences between women & men in access to economic opportunity.
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Video
Gender and poverty in Latin America, a conversation with the World Bank (in Spanish)
LinkedIn noticias América Latina spoke with Paola Buitrago-Hernandez and Hugo Rolando Ñopo Aguilar, economists from the World Bank, about gender and poverty in Latin America. -
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Six facts to understand the reality of women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Women between 25 and 35 years of age are 7 percentage points more likely to be poor than men of the same age. -
Infographic
Schools are spaces to socialize and learn, not for Gender-based violence
To achieve the high-income country status by 2030, the Dominican Republic will need to accelerate the reduction of relatively large gender gaps. In this infographic, we review the issue of gender-based violence in school.
