Chile

UN Women in Chile, since 2023, has accompanied the Government on the path towards the construction of a National Care System. In this context, it has contributed to the collection of needs and proposals from women caregivers, care organizations and other relevant stakeholders for the design of this public policy (Social dialogues' main results). During 2024, a breakdown analysis by 16 regions was carried out (document); rescuing the results of the dialogues for each of the regions, including a socioeconomic study for each of them and a theoretical approach on the territoriality of care. Likewise, the legislative process of the law that creates the National Support and Care System and guarantees the right to care in Chile presented by the Executive was supported. In this context, suggestions for improvements to the bill were presented to the Ministry of Social Development and Family. In addition, the Office in Chile, based on its experience in the Latin American and Caribbean region, is collaborating during 2024 in the development of technical assistance on the With this exercise, the Ministry of Social Development and Family, responsible for the policy, successfully negotiated an increase in the national care budget for 2025. In the same direction, reports have been prepared on the projection and scenarios of these services to 2030, including statistical data on population and care coverage. The experience of the Chilean office in the area of care has opened the way for South-South cooperation. In this regard, the experience has been disseminated and good practices have been shared, facilitating its replication in other countries. It is worth mentioning the International Seminar �Between the global and the local: experiences in the construction and territorialization of care policies and systems in Latin America and the Caribbean� in Belem do Para. Seminario Internacional On the other hand, and in an effort to broaden the view on the impact of care on the population, during 2024 the knowledge product �Women's political participation: Building the care society� was developed, which opens the discussion on the impact of care on women's political trajectories. Government, local and legislative authorities participated in this initiative, generating great interest due to the innovative nature of the proposal and the real impact that the issue of care has on women's decision to participate in public life and decision-making, a real barrier in line with General Recommendation 40 of the CEDAW. The document was presented by the Deputy Executive Director, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, at a seminar attended by government authorities and interested members of the public. Through technical assistance, we contribute to improve the public offer and publicly position the co-responsibility of care and the lives of women, who dedicate 2 hours a day more than men to this responsibility (ENUT 2025).Photos