On November 26, CIPPEC organized the International Conference “The gender of work”, an event that brought together more than 300 people, including government authorities, companies, representatives of international organizations, academics and civil society organizations to discuss how to promote the economic autonomy of women.
The event featured various thematic panels in which national and international experts participated, as well as an artistic component. Among the panelists were: Ariane Hegewisch, Director of the Employment and Income Program at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (United States); Patricia Cossani, Deputy to the Secretary of Care of the National Secretariat of Care of Uruguay; Yariela Quirós Alvarez, Executive Director of RedCudi (Costa Rica); Mansi Shah, Senior Coordinator of Rural and Economic Development of the Self Employed Women´s Association (India); Mónica Flores Barragán, President for Latin America of the ManpowerGroup; Abena Busia, Academic and Ambassador of Ghana in Brazil accredited to 12 South American countries; Rixtar Bacete Gónzalez, senior researcher from Promundo (Spain) and Roberto Valent, Florence Raes and Pedro Furtado de Oliveira, representatives in Argentina from the United Nations, UN Women, and the ILO, respectively.
During the conference, CIPPEC, with the support of the ILO, UN Women and the UNDP, presented its new book, The gender of work.
In Argentina, women face greater obstacles to access the labor market, and their trajectories tend to be more unstable than those of men. With the aim of encouraging debate on the (often invisible) economic dimension of gender inequality and being a source for those who can promote public policies to transform the status quo, the book addresses the profound factors that explain these differences and the way in which they interact with other dimensions, such as socioeconomic level and family responsibilities. We propose public policies that, based on evidence, can contribute to closing gender gaps in the work world. Continuing in this direction will guarantee women’s economic autonomy and create the basis for inclusive and sustainable development. You can download the book (complete version in Spanish) here.
Within the framework of the Conference, CIPPEC´s Political Institutions program organized a debate on women’s access to public office on Wednesday, November 27 at the New Zealand embassy in Argentina. Participants included: Clarissa Hardy, former Minister of Planning of Chile; Carla Pitiot, Silvia Lospennato and Mónica Macha, national deputies; Alejandra Lazzaro, deputy secretary of the National Electoral Chamber; and Alicia Ciciliani, production minister of Santa Fe, among other experts and politicians.
What effect do phrases like, “That’s a girl’s thing”, or, “That job is for boys”, have on boys and girls? During the international gender event, we launched the massive public good campaign “Things like these”, which we developed together with the Argentine Advertising Council. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the conditions that exist based on stereotypes that influence women’s economic autonomy. You can see it here.