Public Policies and Gender Justice

Public policies, justice and women's autonomy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Summary: The course will address the situations of women around five major dimensions: their political participation; their sexual and reproductive rights; gender violence; women's economic autonomy; and the public policies developed by different countries.

Teaching team:
• Alda Facio Montejo (Costa Rica)
• Monserrat Sagot (Costa Rica)
• María del Carmen Alanis (Mexico)
• Alba Carosio (Venezuela)
• Manuel Eugenio Gándara Carballido (Venezuela)
• Cayetano Nuñez (Spain)
• Laura Pautasi (Argentina)
• Diana González Perret (Uruguay)
• Magdalena León (Ecuador)
• Francisca Pérez Prado (Chile)
• Maria Betânia Ávila (Brazil)
• Lulu Barrera (Mexico)
• Chirstian Courtis (Argentina)

Summary: The workshop is a training space designed to guide the development of the final monograph for the specialization. It will support students in defining their object of analysis, translating it into a viable research problem, constructing a work plan, developing argumentative frameworks, and establishing analytical conclusions. These tasks will be carried out individually and collectively through peer exchange and with the workshop instructor, following a discussion forum format. The workshop's objective is to produce a draft of the final specialization paper. The final monograph may be written in Spanish, Portuguese, or English.

 

Summary: Over the past three decades, Latin America and the Caribbean have undergone a process of incorporating the demands of feminist and women's organizations into the political and governmental agenda. States have recognized and addressed the existence of gender inequalities and have promoted public policies that contribute to reversing them. In this context, training professionals in the use of theoretical and practical tools aimed at providing a comprehensive and useful perspective on gender equity and public policy becomes fundamental. This course will analyze the approaches that guide public policies for gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Regional Gender Agenda, and the Montevideo Strategy (2016), as well as the structural challenges to development with gender equality and sustainability on the continent.

Teacher: Magdalena Valdivieso Ide (University of Chile)

Summary: This seminar proposes a historical and theoretical overview of women's struggles in Latin America, their demands, and how these demands have or have not materialized in public policies. The feminist and women's movement in Latin America and the Caribbean has developed different strategies to influence public policy, achieve the recognition of rights, their effective implementation, and modify the prevailing patriarchal perspective in state actions.
However, its impact has been limited and uneven, and it seems that prejudices and stereotypes continue to be the perspective from which public policy aimed at women is conceived. Progress has been acknowledged, especially in visibility and institutionalization, but there is still a long way to go in terms of political will and state capacity to implement public policies that eliminate real inequality for women and promote their emancipation.

Teachers: Alba Carosio (Venezuela), Martha Patricia Castañeda Salgado (Mexico), Alicia Girón (Mexico), Ana Silvia Monzón (Guatemala) and Susana Margarita Rostagnol Dalmas (Uruguay).

Summary: Violence against women is a product of a culture that structures power relations and subordination between men and women. This cultural matrix forms the basis for various forms of exclusion, subjugation, and discrimination that exacerbate and aggravate the multitude of harms inflicted. This seminar aims to explore how these power relations are produced and reproduced based on social mandates that shape subjectivity and establish the parameters of relationships between men and women, both generally and in specific contexts.

Summary: Emancipatory feminist economics is a current of critical thought that combines the production of academic knowledge with social activism. Its program of work proposes a conception of the economy focused on the processes of sustaining life, well-being, and the protection of nature, which represents a radical challenge to the accumulation model imposed by neoliberalism.

From this perspective, it proposes recognizing and valuing the sphere of reproduction as the realm where the essential conditions for the continuity of life are generated, and women as its main—though not only—protagonists. Within this space, rendered invisible and undervalued by orthodox approaches, the goods and services indispensable for meeting human needs and ensuring the functioning of all social structures are produced. 

Emancipatory feminist economics thus aims for a structural change in the system. The multidimensional crisis (financial, labor, demographic, ecological, etc.) facing global society demands a clear ethical and political stance in favor of sustaining life and caring for nature, recognizing our interdependence and ecodependence, and identifying new forms of coexistence based on the value of the commons.

Coordinator: Natalia Quiroga Diaz (University of General Sarmiento, Argentina)

Summary: This course will familiarize participants with indicators for measuring structure, process, and outcomes, enabling the evaluation and monitoring of public policies developed to guarantee women's human rights. The use of monitoring indicators allows for the identification of gaps between the formal recognition of rights, enshrined in laws and resolutions, and their effective protection. The course aims to provide knowledge of tools that allow for the identification of the reasons for progress, setbacks, and challenges faced by states, as well as to highlight the capacities of states and social and civil organizations and organized movements to monitor the public policies implemented to guarantee the exercise of human rights. Cross-cutting lines of analysis include state capacities and financial commitments, and how these are reflected in the state apparatus to ensure the continuity of gender-related public policies. The course also analyzes, from a cross-cutting perspective, the transparency, participation, and access to justice for the rights enshrined in the Belém do Pará Convention.

Teacher: Luz Patricia Mejía (Follow-up Mechanism to the Belén do Pará Convention) (MESECVI)

To participate, it is essential that you register through the website.
Registration will be open between December 7, 2020 and March 25, 2021.

Upon completion of the registration process, you will receive a confirmation in your email.

If any of the mandatory training sessions are owed, in all cases, an additional amount must be paid in order to retake said credit.

If the student decides not to enroll in the Specialization or International Course before its formal start date, they may request a refund of their tuition fees. CLACSO will retain the equivalent of 10% for administrative costs.

Exceptional criteria: In exceptional cases, and within the first two months of the specialization, students may request to withdraw from the cohort and rejoin the following year. In all cases, the reasons for the request must be submitted in writing. No requests will be accepted after two months from the start of the course.

If the student decides not to enroll in the specialization or international course before its formal start date, they may request a tuition refund. CLACSO will retain the equivalent of 10% for administrative costs. No refunds will be issued after the course has begun. 

Classes will begin in April 2021 and will conclude in March 2022.

All registered participants will receive the necessary instructions to access the classes, bibliography and discussion forums through the CLACSO Virtual Training Space.

Accessing and navigating the Virtual Learning Environment is very simple and user-friendly. In any case, a technical and academic support team will always be available to you.

You must complete the International Course, two (2) elective Virtual Seminars, the methodological workshop and complete the final monograph.

To obtain the Specialization degree, you must complete a final monograph. The methodological workshop is mandatory and aims to support you in completing this final project.

You must participate in the classes and activities proposed by the teachers and complete the final monograph.

Yes, the specialization and the International Course are certified. The Specialization and the International Course are certified by CLACSO and FLACSO Brazil.

The Specialization certifies 360 hours/chair of work; the International Course 90 hours/chair.
The diploma and certificates will be sent digitally and are completely free of charge.

The specialization and international course are accredited by CLACSO and FLACSO Brazil. 

See the table of prices and options above.

If you wish to obtain certification from FLACSO, you will need to pay an additional fee.*

For those who wish to request only the diploma, the cost is USD 160,00 (one hundred sixty US dollars). For those who wish to request both diplomas and academic transcripts, the cost is USD 200,00 (two hundred US dollars). These costs cover the production, administrative processes, and processing of the aforementioned stamps and seals, as well as shipping costs. Payment can be made by credit card via PayPal invoice, which will be sent by email.

*Values ​​subject to change

See the price list and payment options. Payment does not include the cost of issuing and shipping the physical diploma.

Payment can be made in one installment by credit card, bank deposit, or bank transfer. We also offer the option of paying in 3 installments.

Yes. There will be discounts for students belonging to CLACSO Member Centers and CLACSO Associate Centers, for CLACSO Associate Researchers, and for all those who pay before March 22, 2021.