From 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day), the international campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence mobilized organizations and women around the world. It is estimated that nearly one in three women around the world will experience violence in her lifetime, typically at the hands of … [Read more...] about Are Caribbean Homes Safe for Women?
Social Systems
Can Universal Public Health Insurance improve Adult Health Status and Labor Supply?
Recent international discussion and consensuses have emerged suggesting that universal public health insurance is a policy with potential to foster health and economic benefits. This has triggered calls for its implementation especially in countries where widespread health coverage is unlikely to be achieved through the private sector alone. For instance, the Lancet Commission … [Read more...] about Can Universal Public Health Insurance improve Adult Health Status and Labor Supply?
Move over Engineers, the Girls are coming!
Many of us unconsciously remain prisoners of the past even as reality has changed. We suffer from thinking that some professions are for men and others for women. That is no longer true. In the Caribbean, there are increasingly more women enrolled in the University of West Indies than men -- a pattern that has repeated in practically all the individual … [Read more...] about Move over Engineers, the Girls are coming!
Calling States and Municipalities Innovative on Gender Issues!
The fourth edition of the “Gobernante - Eduardo Campos Award” contest is now accepting applications! The prize awards subnational governments for initiatives that are innovative and effective, and that promote broad social inclusion in different aspects of development in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (see video here). Entries for the contest must be … [Read more...] about Calling States and Municipalities Innovative on Gender Issues!
Why Trinidad and Tobago needs Data on Intimate Partner Violence
By Adria Armbrister Trinidad and Tobago is a twin-island nation associated with fun, sun, soca and Carnival. But the day after Carnival in February of 2016 brought memories of good times as well as news of the violent murder of a foreign visitor, Asami Nagakiya, a Japanese musician. The case made international news for many reasons. First, because the institutional response … [Read more...] about Why Trinidad and Tobago needs Data on Intimate Partner Violence