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This session (in Spanish) reported on migration patterns in LAC, identified the profiles and risks faced by people on the move, particularly women and the LGBTI community.

In Peru, half of the women report having been victims of some form of violence by their partners, and 59 percent of Peruvians show tolerance towards violence against women, as reported by the ENARES.

Every year in Central America and the Dominican Republic, countless girls are born with boundless potential and aspirations. However, as they grow, many face obstacles that hinder their ability to pursue these dreams.

Gender equality and women¡¯s leadership including women¡¯s participation in decision-making positions within households, workplaces, and communities is key to well-being and prosperity.

The gender wage gap in LAC is a persistent problem. Working women in the region earn, on average, 70 cents for every dollar earned by men. But this simple statistic does not tell the whole story.

Policy interventions can help boost adolescent girls¡¯ aspirations and opportunities through exposure to role models, vocational training including life skills training, and conditional cash transfers.

The maternal mortality ratio in Latin America & Caribbean has remained stagnant over the last 20 years roughly around 88.

In Latin America & Caribbean, the rate of adolescent fertility has decreased since 2014. The rate in 2022 was higher than the world average.

The rates for girls and boys completing lower secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean are roughly the same as the global rates (girls: 77, boys: 76.3).

The adult literacy rates for both women and men in Latin America & Caribbean are higher than the global rates.

The labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active.

Vulnerable employment among women is 32.7% and among men is 32.9%.

The data, expressed as a proportion of time in a day, measure the average time an individual spends on household provision of services for own consumption.

Share of business is calculated as the proportion of female or male newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners.

The gap in account ownership between men and women in LAC, 6.8, is larger than the gap of the world aggregate, 4.4.

Ownership of a house is defined as any person who owned a house alone, jointly with their spouse, or both alone and jointly.

Currently married women ages 15-49 who say that they alone or jointly have the final say in (i) making major household purchases, (ii) decisions about own healthcare, and (iii) visits to family, relatives, friends.

Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence is the percentage of ever-married women (ages 15 - 49) who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence committed by their husband or partner.

By the time they are 19 years old, roughly 1 in 5 adolescent girls from LAC who have been in a relationship will have ever been physically or sexually abused by a current or former partner.

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women. The proportion of seats held by women in LAC has increased since 2014.

Share of women employed in senior and middle management was greater than the median value among all economies (32.9%) in 21 out of 23 economies in LAC.

In LAC, the proportion of women using the internet for bill payments is lower than the global rates, while for men, it is higher than the global rates.