Launch of the Higher Diploma in the Measurement of Gender Violence and Femicide

On August 7, 2024, an online event was held for the inauguration of the Higher Diploma in the Measurement of Gender-Based Violence against Women and Femicide/Feminicide. This diploma is a joint initiative of the Latin American Social Sciences Council (CLACSO), the Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the support of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). The opening of the program included the delivery of the first class.
The main objective of the Advanced Diploma is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the processes of measuring gender-based violence against women, based on surveys, administrative records and statistics produced by state agencies in Latin America, as well as the tools necessary for regional comparability. The program will also address monitoring mechanisms and the production of data on violence against women generated by civil society organizations. This diploma is characterized by its virtual training approach, which includes lectures and discussion forums, led by professionals and academics with extensive experience in the formulation and analysis of public policies and measurement of gender-based violence in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
During the kick-off event, representatives of the diploma’s implementing organizations and lecturers representing institutions such as the World Bank, the Follow-up Mechanism of the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI-OAS), GENDERS A.C., Datos Contra Feminicidio, the UN Women Global Center of Excellence in Gender Statistics, and the UNODC-INEGI Center of Excellence participated in the event. Adriana Oropeza, Coordinator of the latter, will present the Statistical Framework for Measuring Gender-Related Homicide of Women and Girls (also called “Femicide/Feminicide”) at the Diploma. This framework is a comprehensive tool developed by UNODC and UN Women centers of excellence, designed to standardize and improve the quality of data on gender-related killings of women and girls, thus facilitating a better understanding and response to this phenomenon.