The implementation of policies that guarantee the social and economic development of LGBTQ+ people and people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities protects their individual rights, boosts economic growth and social development. Promoting their inclusion and preventing violence against LGBTQ+ people benefits the entire population and contributes to the progress … [Read more...] about More Inclusion for LGBTQ+ People in Latin America and the Caribbean
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An Ethno-Racial Perspective on Non-contributory Transfer Programs
What is a Non-contributory Transfer Program? Non-contributory transfer programs are cash transfers from a government to its population that are financed from general taxes or some other item of public expenditure. In other words, those financed by funds different from the ones obtained from the contributions made by workers to the social security system. In Latin America … [Read more...] about An Ethno-Racial Perspective on Non-contributory Transfer Programs
Too little or too much data to address disability inclusion?
When it comes to data to assess disability inclusion, rather than a scarcity of information; great amounts of data are readily available from many sources. So much so, that policymakers may be overwhelmed with the options. While these sources are not interchangeable, each has value in and of itself. Moreover, the data sources can be articulated as if they were parts of a … [Read more...] about Too little or too much data to address disability inclusion?
Women’s Soccer Worldcup: To Women and Girls, Soccer is Much More than a Game
“Soccer is not for girls” I was almost 10 years old when I started playing soccer. That year, my dad traveled for work to France and came back home with souvenirs for me and my brother from France ’98. I got a stuffed toy of the mascot, and my brother got the official soccer ball. He had never actually played the sport competitively. The year after that, my school’s … [Read more...] about Women’s Soccer Worldcup: To Women and Girls, Soccer is Much More than a Game
Three key ingredients to achieve gender equity and growth
Closing the gender gap represents an untapped potential for growth, as well as creating opportunities for women in the region to achieve their full potential in their personal and professional lives. In a recently published book by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that gathers evidence for countries in the Southern Cone - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay … [Read more...] about Three key ingredients to achieve gender equity and growth