There is still a long way to go in the struggle for gender equity in Latin America. But if we want to see the glass even slightly full, it is worthwhile to look at the women's empowerment ranking prepared as part of the United Nations Human Development Report.

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Chilewhich ranks 55th globally. The ranking is compiled by analyzing 14 specific indicators of women's empowerment, such as reproductive health, family planning, violence against womenThe ranking is based on 14 specific indicators of women's empowerment, such as reproductive health, family planning, violence against women, number of women ministers in government, and access to mobile telephony and internet. Chile is followed by Argentina, in 59th place, and Uruguay, Costa Rica and Panama. All these countries are in the very high human development category of the United Nations.