In 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, China, and it brought about the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), which has been considered the roadmap for women’s human rights. The BPfA established strategic objectives and actions for governments, civil society and private actors across twelve critical areas concerning inequality: 1) poverty, 2) education and training, 3) health, 4)

violence, 5) armed conflict, 6) the economy, 7) power and decision making, 8) institutional mechanisms, 9) human rights, 10) the media, 11) the environment, and 12) the girl child.

Twenty-five years after the adoption of the BPfA, the achievements are significant; however, there is still a long way to go to ensure that women and girls enjoy a dignified life in a world free of violence. Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, the multiple crises

we are currently facing make it even more urgent to advance a feminist agenda aimed at eradicating social inequalities and modeling a new approach to politics.

The Generation Equality Forum (GEF), a global meeting convened from March to June 2021 by UN Women and co-chaired by the Mexican and French governments, seeks to take stock of the progress and challenges towards gender equality in the world. As part of the GEF, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and three of its regional projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) organized three regional workshops to develop and discuss recommendations from the feminist agenda, in three key areas for the future of the region: the care economy, social-ecological transformation, and peace building.

The recommendations developed during March-2021 workshops were presented to the GEF to contribute to the Latin American feminist agenda and social transformation.