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Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in the
Context of the Implementation of the
Millennium Development Goals
2010 High-level SegmentEconomic and Social CouncilNew York, 28 June – 2 July
Annual Ministerial Review : Nacional Voluntary Presentation
GUATEMALA
Guatemala: an unequal and diverse country
• Population: 14.4 million o 51.2% women, 48.8% meno 38.4% indigenous, 61.6% non-indigenous
• Post Conflict and Democracy:o 36 years of armed conflict (1960-1996) o 1985: First civilian government elected o 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
Source: National Epidemiology Center, Ministry of Health
Gender Gaps Target 6A: Have halted by 2015 and
begun to reverse the spread of HIV / AIDS
Source: INE-ENCOVI, 2006
Gender GapsTarget 1B: Achieve full and productiveemployment and decent work for all,
including women and young people
Gender GapsTarget 1B: Achieve full and productiveemployment and decent work for all,
including women and young people
Intra-gender GapsGoal 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
Sustained increase of women meeting violent deaths
A total of 4,602 cases of women meeting violent deaths are registered between 2001 to 2009 Source: PNC, 2007.
Decision-Making
Source: TSE, 2007, Segeplan, 2010
50% of policies include guidelines and actions to promote gender and ethnic equality.
Advances for Women’s Equality
Links between the National Policy for the Advancement and Integral Development of
Women and the MDG’s
Pillars of the National Policy for the Advancement and Integral Development of Women
MDG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Economic development X X
Natural resources X
Educational equity X X
Health equity X X X
Erradication of violence against women X X
Legal equity X
Racism and discrimination X
Cultural Development X X
Equity in employment X X X
Institutional mechanisms X X
Sociopolitical participation X
Cultural identity of Maya, Garífuna and Xinka women X X
Links between MDG reports and policy making
COST – EFFECTIVE VARIABLES /MDG Report 2006 GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMMES
Children with access to GROWTH MONITORING “Mi familia progresa” conditionalcash transfer
Nutrition and Food Security
Reproductive Health
Mothers with access to the BREASTFEEDING Programmes
Pregnant women with access to PRENATAL CARE
Mothers with access to POST-NATAL CARE
Households with well or tap (access to PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY) “Agua Fuente de Paz”
Water and Drainage for Human Development Households with LATRINE (access to wastepipe)
Access to HEALTH-CARE SERVICES, clinics, health-care centers and hospitals
Reinstatement of free public services, provision of ambulances, 24-hour care
Access to SCHOOLS Reinstatement of free public services, loans, grants,scholarshipsPrimary school students receiving ACADEMIC INCENTIVES
Parents’ educational level (+parental illiteracy-children’s education) Free of charge Literacy
Households with ELECTRICITY Electric Supply for Rural Areas
Lessons Learned
Challenges for the Country
Effects of Guatemala’s disaster vulnerability on the achivement of MDG’s and gender
equity
Secretariat for Planning and Programming
Republic of Guatemala–Segeplan-
www.segeplan.gob.gt