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GenLAC Launch

On October 25 we launched GenLAC, with the participation of Raquel Fernández and Laura Ripani.

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CEDLAS Initiative for Gender Equity

Our goal is to provide evidence for the diagnosis, monitoring and analysis of gender inequities in the region.

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The GenLAC database

Indicators of employment and skills, family and time use, childhood and youth, and gender roles for Latin America and the Caribbean.

GenLAC DATABASE
Gender studies

Take a look at our publications, projects, and other activities.

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GenLAC Launch

On Oct. 25, with the participation of Raquel Fernández and Laura Ripani.

ABOUT US
CEDLAS Initiative for Gender Equity

Our goal is to provide evidence about gender inequities in the region.

ABOUT US
The GenLAC database

Explore the GenLAC database, containing data with a gender perspective for the LAC region.

GenLAC DATABASE
Gender studies

Take a look at our publications and projects.

SEE MORE

THE GenLAC DATABASE

The GenLAC database presents indicators disaggregated between men and women, and also by educational level, marital status and number of children, which allow the diagnosis and monitoring of gender inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The indicators are comparable between countries and are constructed from microdata from national household surveys and other sources.

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Employment and skills

Labor participation, employment, type of occupation, labor informality, hours worked, wages, and income; educational structure of the adult population.

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Family and time use

Gaps between spouses (age, education, income); use of time; fertility; domestic violence.

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Childhood and youth

Schooling; performance and perceptions by area (mathematics, language and science); child's Health; marriage and adolescent fertility.

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Gender roles

Social norms and perceptions of men's and women's roles inside and outside the home.

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Methodology

Methodological documents on the construction and use of the indicators; description of the data sources.

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Next steps

The indicators that we plan to incorporate in the near future.

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Employment and skills

Labor participation, employment, type of occupation, labor informality, hours worked, wages, and income; educational structure of the adult population.

indicadores-EN

Family and time use

Gaps between spouses (age, education, income); use of time; fertility; domestic violence.

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Childhood and youth

Schooling; performance and perceptions by area (mathematics, language and science); child's Health; marriage and adolescent fertility.

indicadores-EN

Gender roles

Social norms and perceptions of men's and women's roles inside and outside the home.

indicadores-EN

Methodology

Methodological documents on the construction and use of the indicators; description of the data sources.

indicadores-EN

Next steps

The indicators that we plan to incorporate in the near future.

About us

GenLAC is the CEDLAS initiative to promote gender equity through the generation, analysis, and dissemination of evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean.