The importance of information-based advocacy in the context of gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean – Univision

“Evidence suggests that, despite commitments made at the international level, measures to prevent and eliminate discrimination and violence against girls in Latin America and the Caribbean, guaranteeing their access to comprehensive health services and justice, have been neither effective nor appropriately implemented.”

Assessing progress towards gender equality in a region where deep inequality gaps persist – not only between women and men but also between different groups of women – has required coordinating the processes of social control and monitoring to ensure accountability and, here, the feminist movements have played a fundamental role.