The second issue of "Investing in Women" underscores the Inter-American Development Bank's commitment to enhancing the … contributions of women to development and ensuring their equitable participation in Bank-funded programs. The projects showcased in … this brochure highlight the importance of reducing the obstacles faced by women and emphasize the roles they play as agents …

Women in Development to guide efforts in incorporating women's concerns in the work of the Bank. This policy requires …

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and UN Women, has been …-responsible between the State, the market, the community, and families, and between men and women. …

a result of growing political commitments, as well as the work of women’s movements and feminist economic studies. These … on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, have adopted the Regional Gender Agenda, which aims to guarantee women …-responsibility between men and women, and among the State, the market, communities, and families, as well as the importance of promoting the …

Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as … productivity, increases women's vulnerability to income shocks, and impairs their ability to save for old age. Many developing … countries have introduced social protection programs to protect poor people from social and economic risks, but despite women …