Women at Work in Latin America and the Caribbean
Women across the world remain an underutilized resource in the labor force. Participation in the labor force averages around 80 percent for men but only 50 percent for women – nearly half of women’s productive potential remains untapped compared to one-fifth for men. Latin America and the Caribbe...
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International Monetary Fund
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Add Tag | Summary: | Women across the world remain an underutilized resource in the labor force. Participation in
the labor force averages around 80 percent for men but only 50 percent for women – nearly
half of women’s productive potential remains untapped compared to one-fifth for men. Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC), as a region, saw the largest gains in female labor force
participation (LFP) in the world during the last two decades. Women in LAC are becoming
increasingly active in paid work, closing the gap with men and catching up to their
counterparts in advanced economies at an impressive rate. In this paper, we document the
recent trends in female LFP and female education in the LAC region, discuss the size of
potential gains to GDP from increasing female LFP and policies which could be deployed
towards this goal. |
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Beyond Development Alternative visions from Latin America: Tầm nhìn cho phát triển thay thế từ Châu Mỹ Latinh