Latin America and the Caribbean Gender Innovation Lab

The LACGIL has:

• Provided assessment on demand and supply estimations under social security reform scenarios and the potential effects on maternal participation in paid work in Mexico

• Generated a map of childcare programs and provision gaps in areas with higher employment opportunities for women in Honduras

• Assessed the public system of care in Mexico

• Stimulated aspirations of children in school and have helped boys and girls transition from school to the workplace in Brazil and Uruguay

• Analyzed the financing schemes for childcare services in the post-pandemic context in Chile

The LACGIL has:

• Explored the COVID-19 effects on women workforce participation in Chile

• Analyzed the cross-over of women-led firms into male dominated sectors in Mexico and Peru

• Increased the share of female managers in the education sector in Peru

• Provided training and employment in care services to foster the development of a network of caregivers in the Dominican Republic

The LACGIL has:

• Invested in digital technology to increase market access for women agri-preneurs in Guatemala

• Supported women entrepreneurs to increase their profits in their business in Mexico

• Provided assessment of profits gaps determinants comparing women and men-owned firms in Mexico and Central America

• Supported Women-led MSMEs through capital-centric interventions in Haiti

The LACGIL has:

• Improved measurement of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Peru

• Assessed the impacts of crime on girls and women’s economic decision in El Salvador

• Analyzed the gender wage gap influence intimate partner violence through evidence from administrative health data in Brazil

• Provided research on dynamics and youth trajectories in urban vulnerable communities of Buenos Aires in Argentina