Over recent decades, women in Latin America and the Caribbean have increased their labor force participation faster than in any other region of the world. This evolution occurred in the context of more general progress in women s status. Female enrollment rates have increased at all levels of education, fertility rates have declined, and social norms have shifted toward gender equality. This report sheds light on the complex relationship between stages of economic development and female economic participation. It documents a shift in women s perceptions whereby work has become a fundamental...
Over recent decades, women in Latin America and the Caribbean have increased their labor force participation faster than in any other region of the wo...
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has the undesirable distinction of being the world s most violent region, with 24.7 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. The magnitude of the problem is staggering and persistent. Of the top 50 most violent cities in the world, 42 are in LAC. In 2010 alone, 142,302 people in LAC fell victim to homicide, representing 390 homicides per day and 4.06 homicides every 15 minutes. Crime disproportionately affects young men aged 20 to 24, whose homicide rate of 92 per 100,000 nearly quadruples that of the region. The focus of Crime Prevention in Latin...
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has the undesirable distinction of being the world s most violent region, with 24.7 homicides per 100,000...
