CSIS to Feature AS/COA's Social Inclusion Index at DC Event

How socially inclusive is Latin America and what can be done to improve opportunities for marginalized communities? To explore these issues and more, the CSIS Americas Program has invited Americas Quarterly Editor-in-Chief Christopher Sabatini and Senior Editor Alana Tummino to present the 2013 results for the Social Inclusion Index. Now in its second year, the index measures access to public and private goods by race/ethnicity and by gender. It also includes 21 variables and ranks countries in the region. This year, AQ added three new variables—LGBT rights, women’s rights, and financial inclusion—and compared levels of social inclusion with rates of violence. As a result of these changes, the latest edition saw Uruguay replacing Chile as the most inclusive country, though political, social, institutional, and economic challenges remain in all countries. Copies of the report will be available in English and Spanish.

Event Information: Thursday, October 3, 2013
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Room C-115

Event Address:
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Speakers:

• Christopher Sabatini,  Editor-In-Chief, Americas Quarterly; Senior Director of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
• Alana Tummino, Editor, Americas Quarterly; Manager of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
• Carl Meacham, Director, CSIS Americas Program (moderator)

This event is open to the public; however, seating is limited. To RSVP, send confirmation to the Americas Program at msinclair@csis.org. For more information, visit the CSIS website.

• Access Americas Quarterly's 2013 Social Inclusion Index.
• Watch the video "AQ's Social Inclusion Index 2013: What Does it Measure?" featuring AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini.
• Watch the video "AQ's Social Inclusion Index 2013: How the Countries Were Graded" featuring AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini.
• Watch the video "AQ's Social Inclusion Index 2013: LGBT Rights" featuring AS/COA's Alana Tummino.