Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion: Executive Summary
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
November 2024
Subject
Women;
Rating;
Diversity and Inclusion;
Gender;
Leadership;
Gender Equality;
Labor Force;
Gender Gap;
Gender Wage Gap;
Gender Identity;
Female Labor Force;
Social Norm;
Health;
Economy;
Small Business;
Health Care;
Elderly Care;
Population Aging;
Pension Systems;
Gender-Based Violence;
Women's Health;
Gender Discrimination;
Female Leadership;
LGBTQ+
JEL code
I14 - Health and Inequality;
I20 - Education and Research Institutions: General;
J12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse;
J15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination;
J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination;
J70 - Labor Discrimination: General;
J71 - Discrimination
IDB series
Development in the Americas
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
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.
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