World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
More care and macroeconomic policies promote social protection and more and better jobs for women.
This outcome aims to introduce the gender perspective in national and subnational care policies. It also integrates the gender perspective in fiscal stimulous packages, and promotes more investment in the care sector.
More care and macroeconomic policies promote social protection and more and better jobs for women.
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Data reported for 2022 results against this indicator was obtained as part of a learning process on social norms and therefore may not accurately reflect the results obtained. Internal reviews of data collected on social norms across relevant indicators, coupled with external reviews, are informing the design of UN Women’s principled approach to social & gender norms change. This will be reflected in changes to the indicators to be introduced in the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Plan.
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
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Strengthened capacities of National Mechanisms for the advancement of women and relevant ministries and government institutions from Argentina to develop and implement inclusive care strategies
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
More care and macroeconomic policies promote social protection and more and better jobs for women.
Important advances in the implementation of gender budgets happened in 2022. At national level, the Parliament approved the National budget 2023, which is the third of the country with gender perspective, and this trend was replicated at subnational level: while in 2021 15 provinces advanced towards the development of gender budgets, in 2022 there are 16, including Salta, which for the first time started developing and submitted to the legislature a proposal of Gender Budget for 2023. Moreover, Entre Rios introduced for the first time the budget with gender perspective (it had started working in 2021) and Neuquen mainstreamed the gender perspective in the Provincial Budget 2023, which means that all government areas were involved in the design and planning of the budget. UN Women contributed to these advances providing technical and financial support to subnational governments through the online course "Elements for the construction of a budget with a gender and diversity perspective" and assistance for the implementation of their budgets. Technical assistance was also provided to the Direction of Economy and Gender Equality of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity. In terms of care infrastructure, in 2022 the Ministry of Public Works - UN Women partner - enhanced the implementation of the Care Infrastructure Program launched in 2021, through which the Ministry commits to invest 8.5% of its annual budget in this key infrastructure. During the first half of 2022, the Ministry of Public Works invested approximately 7.6 billion Argentinian pesos, equivalent to 12.7% of the annual budget of this portfolio surpassing the 8.5% committed. Significant advances can be accounted at subnational levels: in the province of Santa Fe, in 2022, care infrastructure works grew to 25 actions and will end in 2023 with 48 actions identified and reaching more than 130 infrastructure works projects. UN Women supported the province (together with Chaco) with a study that analyses the coverage gaps in care services; estimates the costs of public investments and expenditures for eliminating these coverage gaps; and assessment of the returns to such investments in terms of employment growth were carried out. Finally, the National Institute for Social Services for Retired Population (PAMI) showed its strength to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women, through leading the Second Edition of the Ibero-American Diploma on Care Policies for professionals who works at Long-Term Residences or Day Centers, with the support of UN Women and Ibero-American Social Security Organization. The first edition had been developed in the framework of the Interagency Program MPTF Covid-19.Disclaimer and notes
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