Since the early 1990s, a market‐orientated policymaking in Latin American countries did nothing to secure decent and productive jobs or eliminate gender inequities. It served, rather, to limit social investments that were needed to increase wellbeing, social cohesion, and, eventually, productivity. The pioneering scholarly work of the authors in this thematic issue, using either qualitative or quantitative methodologies, deepens our interdisciplinary understanding of the causes and dynamics of inequality and exclusion in these countries. Contributions are organized in three dimensions: (a) the commodification of health care, (b) gendered social norms, and (c) fragile life and violence. Based on our authors’ findings and suggestions, an agenda for change emerges that emphasizes autonomy from external pressures, community action and representation, eradication of the patriarchy, and expansion of social protection programs.

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拉丁美洲的不平等和排斥：医疗保健商品化、性别规范和暴力

自 1990 年代初以来，拉丁美洲国家以市场为导向的政策制定对确保体面和生产性工作或消除性别不平等毫无帮助。相反，它有助于限制增加福祉、社会凝聚力以及最终提高生产力所需的社会投资。作者在本专题中的开创性学术工作，使用定性或定量方法，加深了我们对这些国家不平等和排斥的原因和动态的跨学科理解。贡献分为三个方面：(a) 医疗保健的商品化，(b) 性别社会规范，以及 (c) 脆弱的生活和暴力。根据我们作者的发现和建议，出现了一个变革议程，强调不受外部压力、社区行动和代表的自主权，