Care society and life policies

 Care society and life policies


Platform for Social Dialogue: Rights, Violence and Gender Equality

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Autonomous University of Santo Domingo

20 and April 21 2023


From April 20 to 21, the Paraninfo of the Faculty of Humanities of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, is the venue for the forum “ Society of care and policies of life”.

It is proposed as a multi-stakeholder space for the open and dynamic exchange of ideas and experiences related to care, approached from different perspectives. Multiple activities will be developed: dialogue sessions, an International Postgraduate School on Care with a Gender Perspective, in-person workshops, and the presentation of audiovisual materials. The dialogues are designed as spaces for exchange and conversation, where key themes will be presented to stimulate debate on the Forum's central topic among a diverse group of participants, including researchers, public policymakers, and members of social organizations.

The Society of Care and Policies of Life Forum is part of the Platform for Social Dialogue "Rights, Violence and Gender Equality", which CLACSO is promoting for the coming years.


Inauguration: Karina Batthyány, María Isabel Domínguez, Gloria Amézquita and Tania Pierre-Charles

20 Thursday April Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo

The International Postgraduate School on Care with a Gender Perspective , an intensive, in-person postgraduate training program with a comparative and regional focus, aims to provide theoretical and practical tools for understanding the relationship between gender and care, and its main conceptual debates and tensions. This training is expected to contribute to the design and analysis of public policies, enabling students to make contributions that integrate a gender perspective into the field of care.

The School's activities are free of charge (transportation, accommodation, and food will not be covered).

To pass, you must complete four consecutive and mandatory workshops (April 20) and participate in the forum activities (April 21). Digital certificates of participation will be issued (CLACSO).

Workshop 1 - Conceptual debates on care Coordination: Valentina Perrotta (University of the Republic, Uruguay), Analís Santos (Supérate, Dominican Republic) and Ángel Serafín Cuello (Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic) 9:00 am to 11:00 am Workshop 2 - Care systems and policies in Latin America Coordination: Valentina Perrotta (University of the Republic, Uruguay) and Paula Rodríguez (FES) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Workshop 3 - Migration and Care (elective) Coordination: Bridget Wooding and OBMICA team (OBMICA, Dominican Republic) 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Workshop 4 - Rethinking care from a youth perspective (elective) Coordination: Franklyn Gómez (Flacso Dominican Republic / Supérate) and Débora Soto (Profamilia, Dominican Republic) 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Workshop 5 - Care from rural and community contexts Coordination: Paola Mascheroni (University of the Republic, Uruguay) and Tania Hernández (Ministry of Women, Dominican Republic) 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

In addition to participating in the workshops that are part of the School (April 20), students are expected to participate in the dialogues and activities of the Forum (April 21).

Check the Forum program where you will find the schedules for each activity.

Digital certificate of participation: These will be awarded to all students who participate in all the proposed activities. They will be credited for 16 hours of training.

The workshops are free with limited spaces. Digital certificates of participation will be issued (CLACSO). If you have not yet registered for the International Postgraduate School of Care, you can register for the following workshops individually:

Workshop No. 1
Coordination: Valentina Perrotta (University of the Republic, Uruguay) and Santa Mateo (Supérate, Dominican Republic)
Day and time: April 20, 2023 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Workshop No. 2
Coordination: Valentina Perrotta (University of the Republic, Uruguay) and Paula Rodríguez (FES)
Day and time: April 20, 2023, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Workshop No. 3
Coordination: Bridget Wooding and the OBMICA team (OBMICA, Dominican Republic)
Day and time: April 20, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Workshop No. 4
Coordination: Franklyn Gómez (Flacso Dominican Republic / Supérate) and Débora Soto (Profamilia, Dominican Republic)
Day and time: April 20, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Workshop No. 5
Coordination: Paola Mascheroni (University of the Republic, Uruguay) and Tania Hernández (Ministry of Women, Dominican Republic)
Day and time: April 20, 2023 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Workshop No. 6
Coordination: María Isabel Dominguez (Center for Psychological and Sociological Research, Cuba) and Estefanía de la Cruz (Institute of Gender and Family of the UASD, Dominican Republic)
Day and time: April 20, 2023, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Workshop No. 7
Coordination: Gonzalo Basile (International Health Working Group CLACSO) and Tania Pierre Charles (CRESFED, Haiti)
Day and time: April 20, 2023, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Workshop No. 8
Coordination: Matías Bosch (Juan Bosch Foundation/APEC) and Amaury Pérez (UASD)
Day and time: April 20, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Workshop No. 9
Coordination: Sirelbys Frías, Mery Santana and Ilenia Encarnación (Human Development, Inequality and Poverty Program, FLACSO Dominican Republic)
Day and time: April 20, 2023 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm



Friday April 21 | Faculty of Humanities, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo

Time: 8:30-09:00 Dominican Republic time

Opening words:

Mayra Jiménez, Minister of Women of the Dominican Republic

Pamela Suero , Sectoral Coordinator of the Directorate of Analysis of Poverty, Inequality and Democratic Culture. Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPYD).

Karina Batthyány , Executive Director of CLACSO

Gloria Amézquita , Representative of the CLACSO member centers of the Dominican Republic

Time: 9:00-10:00 Dominican Republic time

Karina Batthyány, Executive Director of CLACSO, Uruguay

Mayra Jiménez , Minister of Women of the Dominican Republic

Moderated by: Tania Pierre Charles, CRESFED, Haiti

Time: 10:00-12:30 Dominican Republic time

Audiovisual presentation: “Caring for those who care” - Manzana de los Cuidados, Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia

Verónica Serafini, Member of the Steering Committee of CLACSO, Paraguay

Nisaly Brito, Ministry of Women, Dominican Republic

Valentina Perrotta, Care and Gender Working Group and Master's Program in Care at CLACSO, Uruguay

María Isabel Domínguez , Member of the Steering Committee of CLACSO, Cuba

Pamela Suero , Sectoral Coordinator of the Directorate of Analysis of Poverty, Inequality and Democratic Culture. Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPYD).

Moderator: Cheila Valera , FLACSO, Dominican Republic

Time: 2: 00-3: 30 Dominican Republic time

Eulogia Familia , National Council of Trade Union Unity (CNUS), Dominican Republic

Miguel Urrutia , Member of the Steering Committee of CLACSO, Chile

Paola Mascheroni , CLACSO Working Group on Agricultural Work, Inequalities and Ruralities, Uruguay

Melina Zaiz, In charge of the legislative agenda, RD Modera: Carolina Jimenez, Colombia
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 Dominican Republic time

Gloria Reyes, Director of the Supérate Program

Addys ThenMinistry of Women of the Dominican Republic

Angel Serafín CuelloSectoral Analyst at the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic

Virtues of the RoseAutonomous University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Paula Rodriguez, FES Caribbean

Moderated by: Lia Pinheiro Barbosa. Humanities Center, State University of Ceará, Brazil