scholarly journals Licencias de Paternidad y Permisos Parentales en América Latina y el Caribe. Herramientas Indispensables para Propiciar la Mayor Participación de los Padres en el Cuidado de los Hijos e Hijas

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Carina Lupica
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Institutional Reform ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
The World ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Male Workers

Institutional reform becomes necessary to accompany the entry of women into the labor market and promote greater involvement of men in caring for their children in most countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. So that both partners have a paid job and, in turn, exercise their shared parental responsibilities, it is required to extend to male workers care guarantees that are not exclusively linked to the biological reproductive role of women: pregnancy, childbirth and lactation. In that sense, paternity and parental leaves are useful tools to advance from the world of work towards overcoming the old model of "the male breadwinner and female housewife." However, these important changes alone are not enough. The implementation of positive actions is essential to stimulate the cultural change needed in order to foster a new perception of workers regarding family commitments.

Perception of journalists reporting in conflict zones: Labour situation, working conditions and main challenges in information coverage in contexts of violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 175063522097100
Author(s):  
Santiago Tejedor ◽  
Laura Cervi ◽  
Fernanda Tusa
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Conflict Zones ◽  
The World ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Governmental Control ◽  
Information Coverage

A total of 324 journalists have been killed in the world in the last decade. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the situation is alarming. Based on these statistics, this work presents an investigation with journalists from 10 countries. Based on in-depth interviews and the Delphi method, the study explores professionals’ perspectives about violence against journalists, pointing out the challenges for women, the role of independent media together with journalists’ networks and an increasing concern about governmental control over information.

scholarly journals Desempleo en América Latina y el Caribe: Análisis bajo un enfoque de descomposición

ECA Sinergia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Leobaldo Enrique Molero Oliva ◽  
Holger Esteban Álava Martínez ◽  
John Alexander Campuzano Vázquez ◽  
Jorge Santiago Dávila Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Decomposition Approach ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Factor Decomposition ◽  
Unemployment Data ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
America Latina

El objetivo de este documento es analizar los cambios en el desempleo en América Latina y el Caribe mediante un enfoque de descomposición de cuatro factores, sobre la base de información del desempleo experimentado por los países de esta región, en dos años 2009 y 2019. La presente investigación en cuanto a la metodología tiene un alcance o nivel descriptivo, con diseño documental bibliográfico, no experimental, y bajo un enfoque cuantitativo. Para analizar el comportamiento del desempleo, se recolectaron datos de las variables de interés para veintiséis países de América Latina y el Caribe desde la base Indicadores del Desarrollo, cuya fuente es Banco Mundial. Los resultados encontrados son heterogéneos en el grupo de países, aunque prevalece principalmente el efecto de las variaciones de la tasa de desempleo en el cambio del número de personas desempleadas. El trabajo también identifica el rol de los cambios en otros componentes, como la tasa de actividad.   Palabras clave: Desempleo, América Latina y el Caribe, tasa de desempleo, mercado de trabajo, metodología de descomposición.   ABSTRACT The objective of this document is to analyze the changes in unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean through a four-factor decomposition approach, based on information on unemployment experienced by the countries of this region, in two years 2009 and 2019. In terms of methodology, this research has a descriptive scope or level, with a non-experimental bibliographic documentary design, and under a quantitative approach. To analyze the behavior of unemployment, data was collected on the variables of interest for twenty-six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean from the Development Indicators database, whose source is the World Bank. The results found are heterogeneous in the group of countries, although the effect of variations in the unemployment rate prevails mainly in the change in the number of unemployed people. The work also identifies the role of changes in other components, such as the activity rate.   Key words: Unemployment, Latin America and the Caribbean, unemployment rate, labor market, decomposition methodology.

scholarly journals Perspectivas e desafios para a Educação Superior na América Latina e o Caribe: Entrevista com Roberto Leher, Reitor da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, com comentários de Mário Luiz de Azevedo, da Universidade Estadual de Maringá

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Fernanda Geremias Leal ◽  
Roberto Leher ◽  
Mário Luiz Luiz Neves De Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latin America ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Public University ◽  
Regional Conference ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
America Latina ◽  
The University

An interview with Professor Roberto Leher, Rector of the largest federal public university in Brazil, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), on the situation of higher education in the country and in Latin America and the Caribbean. The interview addresses the preparation of Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo (AUGM), created in 1990 and composed by 35 public universities from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, for the III Regional Conference for Higher Education (CRES), held in Cordoba, Argentina, in June 2018. The interview addresses, among other aspects, higher education as a public good and fundamental human social and individual right; the commodification of the sector in Latin America; the influence of international organizations in the directions of higher education around the world; the advances of science and the challenges in the development of the countries of the region; the importance of CRES for the future of the university, as well as the role of student participation and mobilization in this scenario. At the end of the interview, there is an analysis with comments made by Professor Mario Luiz Neves de Azevedo, researcher of the field in Brazil.

scholarly journals Eclesialidade e ciddania. O lugar do laicato no Documento de Aparecida

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (268) ◽  
pp. 977
Author(s):  
Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Spiritual Dimension ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
To Come ◽  
America Latina ◽  
The Church

A V Conferência do Episcopado Latino-Americano, realizada em Aparecida no último mês de maio, trouxe consigo alguns pontos fortes a trabalhar para os próximos anos na Igreja do Continente. Este artigo pretende estudar as passagens que no Documento tratam da importância da formação de um laicato adulto e comprometido. Para isso, analisa a importância que o Documento dá à dimensão espiritual, da qual pode emergir o compromisso apostólico. Finalmente, procura assinalar a espiritualidade e a missão como os dois pilares para a vida cristã na América Latina e no Caribe nos próximos anos.Abstract: The 5th Conference of the Latin American Bishops, held in Aparecida last May, brought to the fore some of the strong points that must be developed in forthcoming years in the Church of the Continent. This article intends to study those passages of the Document that deal specifically with the educational development of a mature and committed laity. For this purpose, it analyses the importance that the Document attributes to the spiritual dimension from which the apostolic commitment may emerge. Finally, it attempts to emphasize the role of spirituality and of the mission as the two pillars for Christian life in Latin America and the Caribbean in the years to come.

scholarly journals ¿Quién paga la cuenta? Gravar la riqueza para enfrentar la crisis de la COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The World ◽  
Wealth Tax ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Tax Systems ◽  
America Latina

Las previsiones de retroceso económico y social en América Latina y el Caribe son alarmantes. La COVID-19 golpea con fuerza la región marcada que tendrá que afrontar una contracción del 9,4%, una de las más severas en todo el planeta. La desigualdad, la informalidad y la insuficiente dotación sanitaria lastran las posibilidades de hacer frente a la pandemia. Pero son los más vulnerables quienes asumen el costo, hasta 52 millones de personas que podrían caer en la pobreza y 40 millones podrían perder sus empleos, un retroceso de 15 años para la región. Pero la COVID-19 no afecta a todos por igual, una élite se mantiene inmune al contagio de la crisis económica. Desde el principio de los confinamientos, hay 8 nuevos milmillonarios en América Latina y el Caribe, personas con un patrimonio superior a los mil millones de dólares. Las personas más ricas han aumentado su fortuna en US$ 48 200 millones desde marzo 2020, lo que equivale a un tercio del total de los paquetes de estímulo de todos los países de la región. Para hacer frente a esta crisis tan profunda, Oxfam propone una serie de reformas que recaigan sobre quienes más tienen y menos han sufrido la pandemia. Entre otros un impuesto sobre el patrimonio neto de las personas más ricas con el que se podría recaudar al menos US$ 14 260 millones, 50 veces más de lo que ahora se estaría recaudando sobre esta élite de grandes fortunas. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasts for economic and social decline in Latin America and the Caribbean are alarming. The region will face a 9.4% contraction in its economy, among the most severe in the world. Coping with the pandemic is hindered by inequality, weak and insufficient social protection and limited public health capabilities. Up to 52 million people could fall into poverty and 40 million could lose their jobs – a 15-year setback for the region. Yet, an elite remains ‘immune’ to the contagion of the economic crisis. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 8 new billionaires in LAC: 1 every 2 weeks since the lockdowns began. The richest people have increased their fortune by $48.2bn since March 2020, equivalent to a third of the total stimulus packages of all countries in the region. In this paper, Oxfam proposes a series of reforms targeting those who have being less affected by the pandemic. They include a net wealth tax that could potentially generate $14.3bn, 50 times more than billionaires in the region pay now in theory, under current tax systems.

scholarly journals Impacto del covid-19 en las exportaciones de banano, camarón y flores durante el 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 5615-5630
Author(s):  
Pauleth Estefanny Peñaloza Veintimilla ◽  
Andrea del Cisne Vega Granda ◽  
Víctor Javier Garzón Montealegre ◽  
Eveligh Prado-Carpio ◽  
Jessica Maribel Quezada Campoverde
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
America Latina ◽  
The Impact

Debido a la aparición del nuevo virus llamado covid-19 que se originó en Wuhan-China y que rápidamente se propagó alrededor del mundo, el mismo ocasionó graves problemas en todos los sectores, por lo que los gobiernos decidieron realizar un confinamiento en los primeros meses del 2020, con ello el cierre de los puertos, aeropuertos y fronteras, así como también, la reducción de horas de trabajo, paralización del transporte, entre otros. Las regiones más afectadas por la pandemia fueron América Latina y El Caribe. Los sectores más dinámicos en la economía en Ecuador son: el bananero, camaronero y de las flores, los mismos que en los últimos años han aumentado su contribución al Producto Interno Bruto (PIB). El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar el impacto del covid-19 en las exportaciones de banano, camarón y flores tomando en cuenta los factores preponderantes que han hecho que estos sectores se vean afectados durante el periodo 2020. Se realizó mediante un diseño no experimental, descriptivo, para la sección de resultados se tomó la información de páginas oficiales y seguidamente su análisis de los tres sectores. Se concluye que para el 2020, las exportaciones ecuatorianas fueron positivas, debido a que tuvieron un crecimiento en los productos de banano y camarón; mientras que, las flores fue el sector más perjudicado. Los mercados más importantes para las exportaciones del país son EEUU, la Unión Europea y China.   Due to the appearance of the new virus called covid-19 that originated in Wuhan-China and that quickly spread around the world, it caused serious problems in all sectors, so the governments decided to carry out a lockdown in the first months of 2020, with this the closure of ports, airports and borders, as well as the reduction of working hours, paralysis of transport, among others. The regions most affected by the pandemic were Latin America and the Caribbean. The most dynamic sectors in the economy in Ecuador are: the banana, shrimp and flower sectors, the same ones that in recent years have increased their contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The objective of this article is to analyze the impact of covid-19 on banana, shrimp and flower exports, taking into account the preponderant factors that have caused these sectors to be affected during the 2020 period. It was carried out using a non-experimental design, descriptive, for the results section the information from official pages was taken and then its analysis of the three sectors. It is concluded that for 2020, Ecuadorian exports were positive, due to the growth in banana and shrimp products; while flowers were the most affected sector. The most important markets for the country's exports are the US, the European Union and China.  

scholarly journals Importancia de la educación ambiental en la gestión del riesgo socio-natural en cinco países de América Latina y el Caribe

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Martha Melizza Ordóñez-Díaz ◽  
Luisa María Montes-Arias ◽  
Giovanna Del Pilar Garzón-Cortes
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Legislative Organization ◽  
Natural Risk ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Post Disaster

Considering environmental education as a social tool allowing individuals to achieve a significant knowledge of the inhabited environment, to reduce the probability of occurrence of a disaster, and to respond to the presence of natural phenomena to which people are vulnerable, this article aims to generate a space for reflection on the importance of environmental education in the management of the social and natural risk in five countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. For this purpose, the paper presents a descriptive review of primary and secondary bibliographical sources referring to the performance of the management of social and natural risks related to environmental education in Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico, Chile, and Jamaica between 1994 and 2015. In this period, a solid administrative and legislative organization of this management and environmental education is evident, but these two themes are clearly separated when implementing citizen projects: a situation that has generated shortcomings in the management of natural disasters, specifically under the principles of precaution and prevention. For this reason, this article offers a series of recommendations that include the dissemination of information, the creation of centers for the management of risk reduction, the strengthening of communication strategies, and the establishment of response plans and post-disaster recovery. 

Commemorating EMDR’s 25th Anniversary byHighlighting EMDR Humanitarian Projects

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Maxfield
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Refugee Camp ◽  
Individual Treatment ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
25Th Anniversary ◽  
Clinical Vignettes ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
The World ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Emdr Therapy

This editorial introduces the special issue of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research that commemorates the 25th anniversary of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy by highlighting EMDR humanitarian programs around the world—in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. EMDR therapy is a valuable and appropriate intervention in humanitarian crises, given its effectiveness as a brief individual treatment, consecutive-day application, and group therapy. There are many compelling clinical vignettes in this issue, including some from a refugee camp in Syria, a hurricane in South America, and earthquakes in India and Italy. The authors in this issue bring years of experience to their articles, and their commentary on the challenges, future needs, and concerns is illuminating and thought-provoking.

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