Congressional Women’s Caucus: A Story to Tell
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Sylvia Prieto Dávila |
Legislators formed the Congressional Women's Caucus during the legislative period 2006-2010. This text seeks to give visibility to this process through the reconstruction of its history, challenges, and achievements.
Political Participation of Women and Political Parties after the 2011 Political Reform
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Sylvia Prieto Dávila |
This document analyzes the possible reach and limitations of two of the key requirements of Law 1475 of 2011 in order to identify strategies that will encourage the political participation of women in party politics. Historically, they have suffered from discrimination in their attempts to participate politically.
Race and Housing in Colombia: Residential Segregation and Life Conditions in Cities
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Sebastián Villamizar Santamaría |
This report presents the results of a study on living conditions and residential segregation in twelve cities of Colombia
Access to Justice: Women, Armed Conflict, and Justice
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Sylvia Prieto Dávila |
This document examines the situation of female victims of human rights violations due to the Colombian armed conflict and their ability to effectively access justice.
Land Restitution and Gender Perspectives
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Nina Chaparro González |
In this document the authors explore why the focus on gender is important to the integral restitution of land. It also shows that this focus is both useful and necessary to the full, effective and respectful restitution of human rights of the victims.
The Implementation of the Partial Decriminalization of Abortion in Colombia
By Annika Dalén |
This document identifies some of the biggest obstacles that the partial decriminalization of abortion faces in Colombia.
The Regulation of Voluntary Interruptions of Pregnancy in Colombia
By Annika Dalén, Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Paola Molano Ayala |
This document describes the current status of voluntary interruption of pregnancy (VIP) regulation in Colombia.
Racial Discrimination at Work: an Experimental Study in Bogotá
By Dejusticia |
Racial Discrimination in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study in Bogotá
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Sebastián Villamizar Santamaría |
This paper documents the first Colombian quantitative study on racial discrimination in the labor market, specifically in Bogotá. The study finds that the skin color has a direct and negative effect on the chances of finding a job.