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Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion

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

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.

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  • Araujo, María Caridad & Bastias-Butler Elizabeth & Bauhoff, Sebastian & Berlinski, Samuel & Bosch, Mariano & Busso, Matías & Cristia, Julian P. & Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu & Duryea, Suzanne & Etcheverry, Lu, 2024. "Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 13841, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:idb:idbbks:13841
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013261
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    Keywords

    LGBTQ+ Inclusion; sexual orientation;

    JEL classification:

    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J70 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - General
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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