Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery
The construction of comprehensive care systems is a fundamental factor in achieving the empowerment of women and gender equality, and it is a key element in socioeconomic recovery in that it creates jobs both directly and indirectly and enables other sectors of the economy to function adequately. Fo...
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oai:dspace6-d1:11362-45917 Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery ONU MUJERES NU. CEPAL COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS ASPECTOS SOCIALES SALUD BIENESTAR SOCIAL SERVICIOS SOCIALES MUJERES CUIDADORES IGUALDAD DE GENERO POLITICA SOCIAL DERECHOS ECONOMICOS, SOCIALES Y CULTURALES CEPAL RECOMENDACIONES COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS VIRAL DISEASES SOCIAL ASPECTS HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL SERVICES WOMEN CAREGIVERS GENDER EQUALITY SOCIAL POLICY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ECLAC RECOMMENDATIONS The construction of comprehensive care systems is a fundamental factor in achieving the empowerment of women and gender equality, and it is a key element in socioeconomic recovery in that it creates jobs both directly and indirectly and enables other sectors of the economy to function adequately. For these reasons, UN Women and ECLAC are calling for the governments in the region to put care at the center of their responses to COVID-19, by creating incentive and recovery packages, promoting comprehensive systems that ensure access to care for people who need it, and guaranteeing the rights of those who provide it. These comprehensive care systems can become a real driver for a socioeconomic recovery which leaves nobody behind. This document substantiates the importance of care work for societies, defines the care sector’s current condition in Latin America and the Caribbean and describes the impacts caused by the COVID-19 crisis, as well as the contingency measures that have been implemented in various countries in the region to address the crisis. The document concludes with a series of policy recommendations to address the care crisis as a way out of the COVID-19 crisis. Introduction .-- The importance of care for sustainable development and welfare in Latin America and the Caribbean .-- Care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: inspiring practices .-- The COVID-19 crisis and the pre-existing care crisis .-- Measures to address the impacts of COVID-19 on the care sector. Progress in the region .-- From crisis to opportunity: recommendations for the promotion of care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2020-08-19T16:53:00Z 2020-08-19T16:53:00Z 2020-08-19 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/45917 en .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
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Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS ASPECTOS SOCIALES SALUD BIENESTAR SOCIAL SERVICIOS SOCIALES MUJERES CUIDADORES IGUALDAD DE GENERO POLITICA SOCIAL DERECHOS ECONOMICOS, SOCIALES Y CULTURALES CEPAL RECOMENDACIONES COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS VIRAL DISEASES SOCIAL ASPECTS HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL SERVICES WOMEN CAREGIVERS GENDER EQUALITY SOCIAL POLICY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ECLAC RECOMMENDATIONS |
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Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery |
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Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery |
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Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery |
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Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19: Towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery |
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care in latin america and the caribbean during the covid-19: towards comprehensive systems to strengthen response and recovery |
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COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS ASPECTOS SOCIALES SALUD BIENESTAR SOCIAL SERVICIOS SOCIALES MUJERES CUIDADORES IGUALDAD DE GENERO POLITICA SOCIAL DERECHOS ECONOMICOS, SOCIALES Y CULTURALES CEPAL RECOMENDACIONES COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS VIRAL DISEASES SOCIAL ASPECTS HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL SERVICES WOMEN CAREGIVERS GENDER EQUALITY SOCIAL POLICY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ECLAC RECOMMENDATIONS |
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The construction of comprehensive care systems is a fundamental factor in achieving the empowerment of women and gender equality, and it is a key element in socioeconomic recovery in that it creates jobs both directly and indirectly and enables other sectors of the economy to function adequately. For these reasons, UN Women and ECLAC are calling for the governments in the region to put care at the center of their responses to COVID-19, by creating incentive and recovery packages, promoting comprehensive systems that ensure access to care for people who need it, and guaranteeing the rights of those who provide it. These comprehensive care systems can become a real driver for a socioeconomic recovery which leaves nobody behind.
This document substantiates the importance of care work for societies, defines the care sector’s current condition in Latin America and the Caribbean and describes the impacts caused by the COVID-19 crisis, as well as the contingency measures that have been implemented in various countries in the region to address the crisis. The document concludes with a series of policy recommendations to address the care crisis as a way out of the COVID-19 crisis. |
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