Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in the Context of the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals

Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in the Context of the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals

• 2010 High-level Segment
• Economic and Social Council
• New York, 28 June – 2 July
• Annual Ministerial Review : Nacional Voluntary Presentation
• GUATEMALA

Guatemala: an unequal and diverse country

• Population: 14.4 million
• 51.2% women, 48.8% men
• 38.4% indigenous, 61.6% non-indigenous
• Post Conflict and Democracy:
• 36 years of armed conflict (1960-1996)
• 1985: First civilian government elected
• 1996: Signing of Peace Agreements
• Human Development Index: ranks 118 (0,689)
• Gini Coefficient for Income Distribution: 0.55
• One of the most vulnerable countries in terms of Climate Change

Status of women in Guatemala

• Gender
• relatioships

• Exclusion
• and
• discrimination

• Trends in selected indicators, Millennium Goals Situation of Women 1990-2010

Gender Gaps Target 6A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV / AIDS

• Source: National Epidemiology Center, Ministry of Health

Gender Gaps Target 1B: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people

• Source: INE-ENCOVI, 2006

Gender Gaps Target 1B: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people

Intra-gender Gaps Goal 5: Improve maternal health

• Source: National Epidemiology Center, Ministry of Health, 2008

Income / Population Ratio: Employed persons between the ages of 15 and 65 by sex and ethnic identity

• Source: ENCOVI, 2006