Resources on Gender equality

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    Latin America and the Caribbean

    More women business leaders but still room for progress at the top

    23 May 2017

    The region is on the way to become a global leader in gender diversity and management, according to a new ILO report.

  2. Article

    Equality for all = Success for all

    07 March 2017

    International Womens Day 2017 marks the launch of our new gender equality campaign in the workplace “Equality for all = Success for all”.

  3. Publication

    Illustrated guidelines for gender-responsive employment intensive investment programmes

    15 March 2016

    This guide is the outcome of a study carried out on gender and public works, and has been developed using evidence from 43 EIIPs implemented in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America between 1995 and 2013.

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    Public works programmes: A strategy for poverty alleviation - The gender dimension revisited in Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes in 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

    17 November 2015

    Employment Working Paper No. 194

  5. Gender equality

    100 million women in Latin America’s labour force

    08 March 2014

    Despite significant progress over the past decades, gender equality remains a challenge in Latin America, where women study more than men, but earn less.

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    Application of Convention No. 169 by domestic and international courts in Latin America - A casebook

    11 November 2009

    This Casebook contains summaries of judicial decisions from ten countries in Latin America, as well as a selection of relevant judgements and reports from the Inter- American human rights system. The introduction sets out the context of the national legal systems of the countries concerned and gives an overview of the types of cases selected. The case summaries highlight how the courts have relied on Convention No. 169. The Casebook will be useful for judges, lawyers and legal educators, and a source of information for indigenous and tribal peoples and their organizations in the context of advocacy and litigation. The publication is also intended as a way to share the experiences of Latin America with interested stakeholders in other regions.

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    Research on Best Practices for the Implementation of the Principles of ILO Convention No. 169- Key Principles in Implementing ILO Convention No. 169, Case Study #7

    31 July 2009

    This is an analysis of a number of case studies documenting best practices in implementing Convention No. 169. It covers selected principles of the Convention: (i) the concept of “Indigenous Peoples”; (ii) the right to be consulted; (iii) the right to decide own development priorities; (iv) the right to education; (v) cross-boundary contacts and co-operation; (vi) indigenous peoples’ institutions; (vii) customs and customary law; and (viii) Indigenous peoples’ participation in/contribution to ILO’s supervisory mechanisms.

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    Employment and social investment funds in Latin America

    01 October 2000

    Socio-Economic Technical Papers (SETP) No. 7