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