Empowering women and diverse groups to reach an inclusive development in Latin America and the Caribbean
We have the mission to promote gender equality, the development with identity of indigenous peoples, and the inclusion of people with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and the LGTBQ + population, while harnessing the talent and capacities that reside in these population groups to promote the socio-economic growth of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
We achieve this goal through direct and indirect investments, technical assistance, analytical work, and training.
Promoting women and diverse groups' economic empowerment, autonomy, and access to quality services.
Fostering bias prevention programs and tools, as well as interventions that counter stereotypes.
Supporting governments in mainstreaming processes, resource mobilization and similar key actions.
To this day, women earn 23% less than men. This gap is not getting smaller: it has grown 4 points since the early 2000s, even when the educational gender gap has closed or reversed.
Find out how we support gender equity here.
In 4 out of 5 countries where data by race is available, the Afro-descendant employment rate is lower than it is for their white peers. This gap is wider for Afro-descendant women.
Learn how we promote the inclusion of Afro-descendants.
In some countries, indigenous students have 20 points less completion rate of secondary school than non-indigenous students, with girls facing greater gaps.
Learn how we support the development with identity of indigenous peoples.
Persons with a disability participate 4,1% less in the formal sector and earn 16% less than people without a disability. This gap is greater for men.
Learn how we promote the inclusion of people with disabilities.
72% of LGBTQ+ homicides were motivated by bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In 2022, 68% of the homicides against gender-diverse people occurred in our region.
Learn how we support the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people.
The Gender and Diversity Action Plan 2022-2025 (GDAP) is the key instrument for translating the commitments of the IDB, IDB Invest, and IDB Lab to gender equality and diversity into concrete actions.
Download 2022-2025 Action Plan
The following documents report on the annual progress of the IDB, IDB Invest and IDB Lab's first Gender and Diversity Action Plan 2022-2025 (GDAP). Therefore, the analysis and results here should be considered in the context of the four-year implementation period.
The action plans and reports from previous periods are available here:
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