{"id":251912,"date":"2024-05-20T07:26:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T05:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapport-annuel.expertisefrance.fr\/projets\/womens-rights-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:04:52","slug":"feminism-latinamerica","status":"publish","type":"projet","link":"https:\/\/rapport-annuel.expertisefrance.fr\/en\/projects\/feminism-latinamerica\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s rights in Latin America and the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Interview<\/p>\n\n
Women\u2019s rights in Latin America and the Caribbean<\/h1>\n\n
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the EU and Expertise France push for the prioritization of women\u2019s rights on the agenda of the region, where the care economy is an issue.<\/p>\n
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With Alejandra Mora Mora<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong>, executive secretary of the CIM\/OAS<\/p>\n\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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and Luz Vidal<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong>, undersecretary at Chile\u2019s Ministry of Women and Gender Equality<\/p>\n\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n
Why is care on the women\u2019s rights agenda in the region?<\/h2>\n\n
A. M. M.<\/strong> For several years now, women have expressed to us their need to put their economic rights at the centre of our priorities so they can obtain social and economic recognition for the value of their work. This requires a pivotal starting point: the reconceptualization of the very notion of work to integrate the fact that domestic tasks are work, non-paid work, but work nonetheless. <\/p>\n\n
Furthermore, care is an activity that dates back millennia, performed by women, to support families and whole countries\u2019 economies. It is crucial to think of care through the lens of a profound transformation of our society\u2019s organization, in which we are only limited to the private sphere, to move towards the sharing of responsibilities. These elements are part of a larger concept that is also at the core of our regional agenda: women\u2019s economic rights. Our objective is to encourage women to perform decent paid work, which will allow them to continue progressing towards economic autonomy, an essential condition for a life free of violence. <\/p>\n\n
L. V.<\/strong> With time, the responsibilities which were traditionally assigned to women became an obstacle to their self-fulfilment. In this sense, care constitutes an obstacle to women joining the workforce, obtaining economic autonomy and living free of violence. But countries don\u2019t always care about this reality, so a part of our agenda is dedicated to what needs to be done to meet these challenges. Care and the fight against gendered violence don\u2019t affect women exclusively, there are social issues in their own right, which affect countries as a whole and require cooperation between continents. I think there needs to be a shared vision today about the way care responsibilities should be approached while involving actors at the national and international levels. <\/p>\n
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