Learning about women and urban services in Latin America and the Caribbean a report on the Women Low-income Households and Urban Services Project of The Population Council.

This monograph synthesizes existing information on the position of low-income women in the economy of Latin Americas large urban centers. It begins with a summary of aspects of urban-industrial development that have been most important in determining womens economic roles. It then outlines how womens work patterns are affected by their situations and explores their numerous productive activities including direct income generation and unpaid labor inputs. The 3rd section provides an overview of the available information regarding womens access to and utilization of education child care health care housing and transportation. This monograph concludes with a discussion of the relevance of gender to the design of urban projects. Insights from various urban projects are presented. Projects discussed relate to the following areas: shelter and environment; food distribution; and facilitating access to services. Housing projects were carried out in Mexico Jamaica and Ecuador. Food distribution projects were implemented in Lima and Kingston. Projects to facilitate access to services were carried out in Mexico City.