SEMINÁRIO DE ECONOMIA POLÍTICA E HISTÓRIA ECONÔMICA

O Seminário de Economia Política e História Econômica tem por objetivo fomentar pesquisas acadêmicas interdisciplinares em economia, ciências sociais e humanidades. Há na EESP pesquisadores que desenvolvem projetos de ponta nestas áreas, alguns dos quais são ligados a centros de pesquisa (Centro de Política e Economia do Setor Público e Centro de Estudos do Atlântico Sul). O Seminário será um espaço de interação entre estes pesquisadores, seus respectivos centros, demais colegas da escola e visitantes de outras instituições. Os participantes serão professores da EESP e convidados; em comum, suas pesquisas deverão combinar análise quantitativa e qualitativa que expanda a fronteira do conhecimento em economia política e história econômica.

What Explains Latin America's Uneven Progress Towards Gender Equality? 

In 1900, Latin America was extremely patriarchal. Every institution - parliaments, courts, universities, and media - was dominated by men who entrenched their dominance. Over the past 40 years, Latin America has achieved lacklustre economic development but major progress towards gender equality - with soaring female employment, feminist activism, and gender-equal laws, alongside persistent male violence and class inequalities.

Latin America's unique cultural inheritance of weak ideals of female seclusion, affinity with Europe and the US, together with leftist organising created favourable conditions for liberal secularism and feminist activism. Progressives consistently mobilised for ideological persuasion and institutional power. While this resistance was repressed by dictatorships, it resumed vigorously with the end of the Cold War.

However, Latin America also faces major constraints. Extractive institutions developed during the colonial period, coupled with rising commodity rents, enabled soaring inequality. Wealthy landowners and industrialists prevented more inclusive growth and refused to pay higher taxes. The resulting weak fiscal capacity limited state effectiveness, public goods provision, and environmental regulation. These factors have made it harder for the poorest families to achieve gender equality, creating regionally uneven progress.

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Alice Evans (King's College)

Mais informações: leonardo.weller@fgv.br

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