The Care Pavilion advances with debates on political advocacy, co-responsible fatherhood, and territorial feminism
Convened by the Global Alliance for Care, the Care Pavilion today held its second day of activities within the framework of the 16th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Mexico City, August 11, 2025
Convened by the Global Alliance for Care, the Care Pavilion today held its second day of activities within the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Throughout the day, multiple voices agreed on the need to transform care systems from feminist, intersectional, and territorial perspectives.
The morning opened with the panel “Advocacy strategies to advance the care agenda in Mexico”, which showcased the work of the Coalition for the Right to Dignified Care and Women’s Own Time as an example of coordination among civil society, academia, and feminist organizations to influence public and legislative agendas. In parallel, the session “Paternity and Care” presented recent research on new ways of practicing co-responsible fatherhood in Mexico, highlighting its role in the fair redistribution of domestic and care work.
A territorial and intersectional approach was present in the dialogue “Building local autonomy for a caring society”, which analyzed cross-sector strategies to address early unions and unequal care systems, and was also reflected in the conversation “Caring for Each Other Beyond the Life Cycle”, which discussed the importance of integrating care throughout all stages of life.
The session “Patriarchal Masculinity and Power”, organized with the participation of UN Women and the IDB, questioned the patriarchal structures that sustain inequalities, proposing transformative leadership as a foundation for substantive equality.
In the afternoon, the discussion “European Union care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean” presented bilateral cooperation instruments between the two regions to strengthen care systems.
Other highlighted topics included the session “Yes to Care, and Support for Independent Living as Well”, which addressed the right to autonomy for persons with disabilities.
The evening concluded with the long-awaited Official Inauguration of the City of Care, located on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, very close to the Tlatelolco Cultural Center and the Care Pavilion. This milestone brings together, for the first time, public care services offered by the Mexico City Care System, open to the general public and conference participants, consolidating a model of a care-sensitive conference.
The Care Pavilion is made possible thanks to the support of Alliance members such as Avina Foundation, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Fondo Semillas, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Analysis Group for Development (GRADE), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Simone de Beauvoir Leadership Institute (ILSB), Oxfam, and The Hunger Project.
Agenda for Tuesday, August 12
10:00–13:00 | Projecting alternative ways of redistributing and sharing care tasks | José María Lafragua Library, Room 1
12:00–14:00 | Sowing Care, Harvesting Peace: Experiences of women signatories and defenders in Colombia | Exhibition Hall
12:00–14:00 | From Ecatepec: Community practices for building a caring society | Dome Hall
13:00–14:30 | The centrality of a gender-based violence approach in the caring society | Jesús Terán Auditorium
14:00–17:00 | Building Pathways to Sustainable Care: A workshop with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® | José María Lafragua Library, Room 2
14:30–16:00 | Care from the perspective of LGBT people | Exhibition Hall
14:30–16:00 | Care and Communication | Dome Hall
15:00–16:00 | Care from the perspective of civil society | Jesús Terán Auditorium
16:15–17:45 | Decent work for social care workers | Exhibition Hall
16:30–18:15 | Grassroots leadership, care services, and territories | José María Lafragua Library, Room 1
17:00–18:30 | Care in rural areas | Dome Hall
18:00–19:30 | Film screening: Los Lobos | Jesús Terán Auditorium
