1) Guatemala has a population of 14.4 million people, of which 51.2% are women. It has high levels of inequality and poverty as well as a history of armed conflict. 2) Women in Guatemala face exclusion, discrimination, and unequal gender relationships. They have lower levels of education, employment, and political participation than men. 3) Guatemala has made some progress towards the MDGs through policies promoting gender equality, but still faces challenges in reducing maternal mortality, achieving education and employment goals, and addressing violence against women. Climate change impacts and disaster vulnerability also threaten development.

1. Gender Equality and Empowerment of
Women in the Context of
the Implementation of the Millennium
Development Goals
2010 High-level Segment
Economic and Social Council
New York, 28 June – 2 July
Annual Ministerial Review : Nacional Voluntary Presentation
GUATEMALA

2. Guatemala: an unequal and
diverse country
• Population: 14.4 million
o 51.2% women, 48.8% men
o 38.4% indigenous, 61.6% non-indigenous
• Post Conflict and Democracy:
o 36 years of armed conflict (1960-1996)
o 1985: First civilian government elected
o 1996: Signing of Peace Agreements
• Human Development Index: ranks 118 (0,689)
• Gini Coefficient for Income Distribution: 0.55
• One of the most vulnerable countries in terms of
Climate Change

3. Status of women in Guatemala
Gender
relatioships
Exclusion
and
discrimination

4. Trends in selected indicators, Millennium Goals
Situation of Women 1990-2010

5. Source: National Epidemiology Center, Ministry of Health
Gender Gaps
Target 6A: Have halted by 2015 and
begun to reverse the spread of HIV / AIDS

6. Source: INE-ENCOVI, 2006
Gender Gaps
Target 1B: Achieve full and productive
employment and decent work for all,
including women and young people

7. Gender Gaps
Target 1B: Achieve full and productive
employment and decent work for all,
including women and young people

8. Intra-gender Gaps
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Source: National Epidemiology Center, Ministry of Health, 2008

9. Income / Population Ratio:
Employed persons between the ages of 15 and 65
by sex and ethnic identity
Source: ENCOVI, 2006

10. Sustained increase of women
meeting violent deaths
A total of 4,602 cases of
women meeting violent
deaths are registered
between 2001 to 2009 Source: PNC, 2007.

11. Decision-Making
Source: TSE, 2007, Segeplan, 2010

12. 50% of policies include
guidelines and actions to
promote gender and ethnic
equality.
Advances for Women’s Equality

13. Links between the National Policy for the
Advancement and Integral Development of
Women and the MDG’s
Pillars of the National Policy for the Advancement and
Integral Development of Women
MDG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Economic development X X
Natural resources X
Educational equity X X
Health equity X X X
Erradication of violence against women X X
Legal equity X
Racism and discrimination X
Cultural Development X X
Equity in employment X X X
Institutional mechanisms X X
Sociopolitical participation X
Cultural identity of Maya, Garífuna and Xinka women X X

14. Links between MDG reports and
policy making
COST – EFFECTIVE VARIABLES /MDG Report 2006 GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMMES
Children with access to GROWTH MONITORING “Mi familia progresa” conditional
cash transfer
Nutrition and Food Security
Reproductive Health
Mothers with access to the BREASTFEEDING Programmes
Pregnant women with access to PRENATAL CARE
Mothers with access to POST-NATAL CARE
Households with well or tap (access to PUBLIC WATER
SUPPLY)
“Agua Fuente de Paz”
Water and Drainage for Human
DevelopmentHouseholds with LATRINE (access to wastepipe)
Access to HEALTH-CARE SERVICES, clinics, health-care
centers and hospitals
Reinstatement of free public services,
provision of ambulances, 24-hour care
Access to SCHOOLS Reinstatement of free public services,
loans, grants,
scholarshipsPrimary school students receiving ACADEMIC INCENTIVES
Parents’ educational level (+parental illiteracy-children’s
education)
Free of charge Literacy
Households with ELECTRICITY Electric Supply for Rural Areas

15. Lessons Learned

16. Challenges for the Country

17. Effects of Guatemala’s disaster
vulnerability on the achivement of MDG’s and gender equity

18. Secretariat for Planning and Programming
Republic of Guatemala
–Segeplan-
www.segeplan.gob.gt