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dc.titleExpanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, María Caridad
dc.contributor.authorBastias-Butler Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorBauhoff, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorBerlinski, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorBosch, Mariano
dc.contributor.authorBusso, Matías
dc.contributor.authorCristia, Julian P.
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Aguayo, Yyannu
dc.contributor.authorDuryea, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorEtcheverry, Luciana
dc.contributor.authorFlabbi, Luca
dc.contributor.authorFrisancho, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorGerardino, María Paula
dc.contributor.authorGómez Vidal, Analía
dc.contributor.authorGuizzo Altube, Matías
dc.contributor.authorIriarte, Emma
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, David S.
dc.contributor.authorNaranjo Bautista, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorNäslund-Hadley, Emma
dc.contributor.authorPerez-Vincent, Santiago M.
dc.contributor.authorReyes Retana Torre, Maria
dc.contributor.authorRíos-Zertuche, Diego
dc.contributor.authorRivera Bianchi, Antonella Maria
dc.contributor.authorScartascini, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorStampini, Marco
dc.contributor.authorVera-Cossio, Diego A.
dc.contributor.authorYáñez-Pagans, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorZúñiga Brenes, Paola
dc.contributor.editorAraujo, María Caridad
dc.contributor.editorBerlinski, Samuel
dc.contributor.editorBosch, Mariano
dc.contributor.editorFrisancho, Verónica
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2024-11-25T00:11:00
dc.date.issue2024-11-22T00:11:00
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.format.extent43
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013261
dc.identifier.isbn9781597825641
dc.identifier.isbn9781597825658
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Expanding-Opportunities-Policies-for-Gender-Equality-and-Inclusion.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Ampliar-las-oportunidades-Politicas-de-igualdad-de-genero-e-inclusion.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/ampliando-oportunidades-politicas-de-igualdade-de-genero-e-inclusao.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesDevelopment in the Americas
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectGender Gap
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectGender Equality
dc.subjectDiversity and Inclusion
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectGender Wage Gap
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectFemale Labor Force
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectElderly Care
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectPension Systems
dc.subjectGender-Based Violence
dc.subjectWomen's Health
dc.subjectGender Discrimination
dc.subjectFemale Leadership
dc.subjectLGBTQ+
dc.subjectGender Identity
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse
dc.subject.jelcodeJ15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ70 - Labor Discrimination: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ71 - Discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsLGBTQ+ Inclusion;sexual orientation
dc.typeBooks
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-BK-00279
idb.operationBK-C2036
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