The Caribbean Context and Women’s Activism

The Caribbean now faces a lack of appropriate economic growth and the persistence of economic inequalities resulting in: 

• Rising cost of living 
• High unemployment and underemployment (particularly amongst youth and as much as 41% in Haiti) 
• Non- communicable diseases pose significant challenges  
• Responses to natural disasters and global warming are leading to the diversion of much needed resources 
• Increasing crime and violence leading to diversion of much needed resources for sustainable development 
• Feminization of the HIV/AIDS epidemic 
• Gender based violence and discrimination