OECD Review of Gender Equality in Colombia
In recent decades, Colombia has pursued a strategy to encourage gender equality as an important enabler of inclusive growth and national well-being and to promote gender mainstreaming through institutions, policies and tools. This report assesses four main pillars of Colombia’s governance for gender equality, analysing strengths and identifying areas for further improvement. It examines strategic planning for gender equality policy, a whole-of-government approach to promoting gender equality policy, using government tools to achieve gender equality objectives, and an inclusive and gender-sensitive emergency preparedness framework. The report also provides examples of different approaches in OECD Member and Partner countries to closing gender equality gaps. Based on this analysis, the report proposes solutions to help Colombia strengthen gender mainstreaming and gender-sensitive policy making to promote sustainable, inclusive economic growth.
Gender equality in Colombia: A snapshot of gaps and opportunities
This Chapter gives a brief overview of the status of gender equality in Colombia. In recent years, the country has registered significant progress towards gender equality, but wide gaps and imbalances persist between women and men. The Chapter aims to shed light on current gender inequalities in educational and labour outcomes, while illustrating differences in the distribution of unpaid and care work between Colombian women and men, as well as the persistence of gender-based violence in the country. In this context, the Chapter discusses the importance of gender mainstreaming and gender-sensitive decision making as a government strategy to help narrow remaining gaps between women and men.
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