As políticas de enfrentamento da desigualdade de gênero no MERCOSUL: um estudo das normativas implementadas de 2006 a 2016

Abstract

The debate on gender equality and women's rights is indispensable in any discussion of economic and social development. The inclusion of a gender perspective in regional integration processes, thus, aims to contribute to the guarantee of equal opportunities as a condition for social equity, since it’s impossible to create an incorporation of ideas while excluding a large and very important portion of the population from the politics. Thus, the discussion of this paper involves the mapping of the level of gender inequality in MERCOSUR and how it has sought to combat it by implementing equity policies through the institutionalization of the bloc. The aim is to present a comparative study between the social aspects in which there is greater gender inequality in the member countries and the gender policies in MERCOSUR from 2006 to 2016 analyzed with reference to the criteria implemented by the World Economic Forum in the global index of gender inequality with a focus on the political issue, with the aim of portraying the role of MERCOSUR in promoting equality in the bloc.