En apenas una decada hemos asistido en nuestro pais a un proceso de cambio profundo en la estructura social, que se refleja principalmente por la incorporacion decidida de la mujer al mercado de trabajo, por unos niveles de estudio, formacion y preparacion cada vez mas elevados y por la aparicion de un conjunto de nuevas pautas socioculturales, en relacion con el papel que la mujer ha de desempeñar en la sociedad española de hoy, plenamente asentadas entre nuestros ciudadanos. El primer plan para la igualdad de oportunidades de la mujer ha sido el instrumento candidato del conjunto de fuerzas y expectativas de cambio de las mujeres en los tres ultimos años. Una vez finalizado el primer plan para la igualdad de oportunidades de la mujer, se puede afirmar que ha cumplido seis grandes objetivos: 1) la adecuacion de la legislacion al principio de no discriminacion que recoge la constitucion, 2) la interiorizacion de las acciones positivas, 3) el desarrollo de recursos y servicios derigidos a las mujeres que se encuentran en situaciones de dificultad social, 4) el apoyo a las organizaciones de mujeres y a las organizaiones no gubernamentales que trabajan para las mujeres, 5) el desarrollo de estructuras administrativas y de programas en las diferentes administraciones, y 6) la sensibilizacion de la sociedad. El segundo plan para la igualdad de oportunidades tiene como objetivo la integracion de las mujeres en la dinamica de avance y desarrollo del pais y de mejorar la situacion social de sectores y colectivos concretos de mujeres. Las medidas propuestas por el tercer programa de accion giran en tormo a: La aplicacion y el desarrollo del marco juridico existente y la integracion de las mujeres en el mercado de trabajo.

The women’s movement is a central, complex, and evolving socio-political actor in any national context. Vital to advancing gender equity and gendered relations in every contemporary society, the organization and mobilization of women into social movements challenges patriarchal values, behaviours, laws, and policies through collective action and contention, radically altering the direction of society over time. Twenty-First-Century Feminismos examines ten case studies from eight different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to better understand the ways in which women’s and feminist movements react to, are shaped by, and advance social change. A closer look at women’s movements in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, and Uruguay uncovers broader recurrent patterns at the regional level, such as the persistence of certain grievances historically harboured by regional movements, the rise in prominence of varying claims, and the emergence of novel organizational structures, repertoires, and mobilization strategies. Dissimilarities among the cases are also brought to light, including the composition of these movements, their success in effecting policy change in specific areas, and the particular conditions that surround their mobilization and struggles. Twenty-First-Century Feminismos provides a compelling account of the important victories attained by Latin American and Caribbean organized women over the course of the last forty years, as well as the challenges they face in their quest for gender justice.

This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.

How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018, the fifth edition in a series, examines laws affecting women’s economic inclusion in 189 economies worldwide. It tracks progress that has been made over the past two years while identifying opportunities for reform to ensure economic empowerment for all. The report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2017 and explores new areas of research, including financial inclusion.

"This sourcebook aims at providing local governments with the tools to better understand the importance of gender in the decision-making process and to reach better solutions for the communities they serve. For this publication the following key issues of local governance have been selected: participation in local government, land rights, urban planning, service provision, local government financing, violence against women and local economic development. Each of these issues is introduced by a brief gender analysis. Numerous case studies illustrate what local governments can do. Reflection questions and training exercises help trainers to develop successful training events. [...] [The manual] is designed as a companion to other UN-HABITAT training tools, providing local government trainers with the background and tested training methods they need to strengthen the gender dimension in their day-to-day training activities. The source book may also be used as a stand-alone tool, introducing local governments to gender issues and their importance for local government policy-making and project implementation." -- P. iv.