Colombia

  • Network for Gender Equality – info in Spanish

    Network for Gender Equality – info in Spanish

    Folleto en español sobre la red de igualdad de género de ICLD

  • Umeå and Bogotá, Colombia

    Umeå and Bogotá, Colombia

    Project: Exploring gender equality and care: a territorial approach Umeå and Bogotá, Colombia, will together address the in Bogotá, around 1.2 million of women dedicate more than seven hours a day to unpaid work. The objectives are focused around Policy implementation as well as Information sharing on this issue: • To implement the cultural transformation…

  • Care Blocks Bogotà

    Care Blocks Bogotà

    This learning case sets out in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. Through the personal story of Graciela, the case examines unpaid care work from an intersectional perspective and reflects on how Bogotá’s Secretariat for Women’s Affairs implemented “Care blocks” to in 2020. The material can be read on its own but is intended as basis…

  • Implementando el ODS 5 sobre la igualdad de género entre los gobiernos locales en Colombia

    Implementando el ODS 5 sobre la igualdad de género entre los gobiernos locales en Colombia

    English title: Implementing SDG 5 on Gender Equality in local governments in Colombia Resúmen Este informe de investigación mapea el uso de diferentes mecanismos para transversalizar la igualdad de género en 38 municipios de Colombia. El estudio investiga los niveles de apoyo institucional, participación política, violencia sexual, empleo y políticas de cambio climático, en relación…

  • Beyond state regulation of informality: understanding access to public space by street vendors in Bogotá

    Abstract:Selling goods and providing services in public spaces is one of the most accessible occupations for many urban poor. However, use of public space for such occupations is often prohibited by local regulations, excluding street vendors from legally using this space for their survival. While significant research has been devoted to state efforts to control…