Women main caregivers
Before the health crisis, women already spent three times more time than men on unpaid care work. The pandemic only further exacerbated the care crisis.
Unemployment during the pandemic and post-recovery
In 2020 there were 2.1% more unemployed women than men. By the end of 2021, around 4 million jobs held by women had not yet been recovered. However, in 2022, the recovery of female employment exhibited a greater intensity than that experienced by male employment (24.4% vs. 18.8%).
Effect of family-work conciliation
The greater recovery in the labour supply of women is potentially associated with the gradual easing of the difficulties in reconciling paid work with family responsibilities after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Invest in care policies
A global simulation carried out by the ILO, which included 7 Latin American countries, estimated that investing to universalize childcare licenses would generate 25.8 million direct and indirect jobs. 9 out of 10 jobs would be formal and around 8 out of 10 would be held by women.
Call to action
The European Union and the ILO, through the RBCLAC and Win-Win projects, promote the full inclusion of Latin American women in the world of work.
This site offers materials, tools, and testimonials to make it easier for companies to incorporate, to the extent of their capacities, actions aimed at improving the conciliation between work and family responsibilities of their workers, with a gender approach.
Join the Action!
Download here various ILO’s tools and resources related to personal, work and family conciliation
Campaign on licenses and care services at work
Family, personal, and work-life balance guide during Covid-19 for businesses
Guidelines for the family, personal and work conciliation of workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Questionnaire for family, personal, and work conciliation of workers during Covid-19
Infographic: Possible measures for family, personal and work-life balance during Covid-19
International Women's Day Campaign
Links of Interest
Green jobs, an opportunity for women in Latin America
Care at work: Invest in leave and care services for greater equality in the world of work, ILO 2022
Latin America and the Caribbean: Gender Equality and labour market policies during the Covid-19 pandemic
Women in business development in Panama
Gender diversity model on boards in Chile
Teleworking Manual: Legal Framework and good practices in Chile
Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, ILO 2017
Video Campaign #AlguienTeCuida, ILO Argentina 2021
Work and Personal Life Balance Video, We Empower Project, ILO 2021
Work from home guide, ILO 2020
Management of work-related psychosocial risks during the Covid-19 pandemic
Good labour practices in the context of Covid-19, ILO, UNICEF, UN Women 2020
Care work and care workers, ILO 2019
Notes on work and family, ILO 2009
Convention 156 on workers with family responsibilities, ILO 1981
Recommendation 165 on workers with family responsibilities, ILO 1981
WEPs Brochure
The financing of care systems and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean | Contributions for a sustainable recovery with gender equality
Testimonials 0 de 00 Videos
In the following videos you will be able to learn about various success stories and experiences of companies operating in Latin America, related to the promotion of personal, work and family reconciliation with a gender approach.
Note: The following videos are only available in Spanish. Please, play the video on YouTube and activate the English subtitles.
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
In 2020 not only COVID 19 arrived, latent problems that increase gender gaps between women and men increased ... it was necessary to know the needs of our people and take action: the first specialized survey on conciliation was developed together to ILO.
Baldo Zapata, Frida Rosado y Leyla Begazo
Konecta, Perú
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
"The tools that the ILO has given us are allowing us to observe and diagnose in a more powerful and efficient way the benefits that we want to grant to the parents of the company"
Alejandra Segura Rios
Telefónica, Perú
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
"Today we are already working on this survey with the ILO that is allowing us to organize the return to the offices ... and collect a lot of information so that our home office people ... can organize their lives"
Verónica Pacheco
Sodexo, Perú
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
“From COPARMEX we encourage our partner companies to address this issue from an empathic, human and resilient perspective, recognizing that the crisis we are experiencing affects both employees and employers "
José Medina
COPARMEX, Mexico
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
"Little by little, Bayer provided help so that employees did not feel pressured to choose between their family and losing their jobs, and so that they knew that we would help in any way possible."
Laura Tamayo
Bayer, Mexico
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
“We have had measurements and follow-ups ... we have carried out biweekly surveys and check-ins ... and permanent meetings with the various unions, to report on measures and get their feedback.
Claudio Toloza
ESSBIO, Chile
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
We comment on conducting and disseminating studies in support of gender equality in the workplace and on supporting pregnant women during the pandemic.
Elica Martins
Grant Thornton, Brazil
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
“We try to encourage flexible work practices, including remote work, and this has brought many changes. Our people have become more productive and more efficient through their flexible schedules, which allow them to be at home when they need to be."
Katherine Shahani
Shahani Group, Panama
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
"I sat down with my employees to find out what each needed, in order to balance the needs of the company with those of the family."
Karin Rodriguez
Signo Plast S.A., Argentina
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
"This pandemic left us an inheritance of teamwork because alone, we only get as far as we can but as a team, we get where we're going and we're convinced that we're going to come out on top."
Sandra Rodriguez
G4S, Uruguay
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
"Here, the 'unit' is not the employee, but rather the employee and his or her family. Therefore, we consider that every measure we take applies to our employees and their families."
Elena Carretero
Santa Rita Vineyard, Chile
Videos with business experiences from Latin America.
"We are a young company, we're part of the value chain of large transnational companies. I'm very happy to be able to tell you, 15 months later, that we are all still together, now more productive and more committed than ever."
Shirley Saborio
Saborio Consultants, Costa Rica
Contact Us
For more information about this initiative or the Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean (RBCLAC) project, please e-mail us to: ceralc@ilo.org
