Chile

• Naturaleza de compensación económica en divorcio, Chile, , 2006.
  In this divorce proceeding, the court reiterated that in situations in which one of the two parents, most commonly the mother, stays at home and thereby forfeits the opportunity to develop a career and earn a living wage, she is entitled to economic assistance from her husband if the marriage ends. This was especially relevant in this case, given that the husband had previously abused his wife, and after initially leaving him, she was forced to return to the marriage for economic reasons.
• Rol No. 465, Chile, Constitutional Court, 2006.
  In a case challenging the constitutionality of a Ministry of Education directive setting minimum standards for pre-schools, the Court reiterated the rights of both boys and girls to receive at least a certain minimum level of education.
• Monica Carabantes Galleguillos v. Chile, Chile, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 2002.
  Discrimination against pregnant girl in school.  Chile agreed to cover the educational expenses of a pregnant teenager who was expelled from her school for being pregnant.