Women's labour force participation rates in Latin America

Abramo, Laís; Valenzuela, María Elena

doi:10.1111/j.1564-913x.2005.tb00574.x

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“…Our finding suggest that this would involve reducing the geographical and institutional isolation of rural households, implementing insurance against health-related and other shocks, particularly in Mexico, promoting human capital formation at advanced levels, and facilitating labour market participation among secondary earners, in particular adult women via good quality childcare services. The very low rates of female labour force participation in Mexico and Chile-among the lowest in Latin America (Abramo and Valenzuela 2005)-suggest that there is substantial room for expansion. Are these results generalizable to other Latin American countries?…”

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confidence: 99%

Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class

Torche

López-Calva²

2013

Oxford Development Studies

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Using panel datasets from Mexico and Chile for the 2000s, we examine the determinants of middle-class intra-generational mobility. We define the middle class by means of a latent index of economic wellbeing that is less sensitive to short-term fluctuation and measurement error than standard measures of income. We find high rates of both upward and downward mobility in Mexico and Chile, indicating that the middle class has the opportunity to move to higher levels of wellbeing but it is also vulnerable to falling into poverty. In both countries, labour market resources (education and occupational status of the head, number of members in the labour market) are much stronger determinant of mobility than demographic factors, suggesting the importance of policies that foster human capital and that protect workers from shocks. Rural middle-class households are substantially more vulnerable to falling into poverty and have little chance of advancing to upper classes.

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Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class

Torche

López-Calva²

2013

Oxford Development Studies

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“…More training and education equips women for different occupations and raises their relative skill levels compared to men (c.f. Abramo & Valenzuela, 2005;Apps & Rees, 2001;Engelhardt & Prskawetz, 2004;Lincove, 2008). Some authors have also argued that a higher share of girls in schools leads to more gender egalitarian attitudes as boys and girls study together and are taught the same skills (c.f.…”

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“…Studying 18 Latin American countries, Abramo and Valenzuela (2005) alternatively posit that the FLPR is higher at higher educational levels and household incomes, because more highly educated women have more means to outsource their homework. In turn, these career women create informal sector jobs in their households for lower educated women, resulting in a cascading effect.…”

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Working Women Worldwide. Age Effects in Female Labor Force Participation in 117 Countries

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“…Among younger cohorts in the region, economic globalization has been associated with increased employment in service-oriented industries that are highly feminized and vulnerable to global economic shifts (Abramo and Valenzuela 2005). Although the expansion of female employment in Barbados has narrowed the gap in male-female employment ratios, a higher proportion of men continue to be employed relative to women (International Labour Organization 1999).…”

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Who Supports Whom? Gender and Intergenerational Transfers in Post-Industrial Barbados

Quashie

2015

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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This study examines the likelihood that older adults and their children in Bridgetown, Barbados engage in exchanges of financial, functional, and material support and the extent to which gender influences transfers. Data come from the 2000 Survey of Health, Well-Being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean (SABE) of Bridgetown, Barbados N = 3876 children, representing 1135 families. Multivariate logistic regression models examine the demographic and economic situations of both older and younger cohorts that encourage or constrain intergenerational exchanges. Results confirm, as in many developing countries, a higher proportion of older Barbadians receive rather than provide support. Gender differentiation in support transfers depends on the type of support examined and the living arrangements of parents and children. Support exchanges are highly conditioned by the socioeconomic circumstances of both generations but gender stratification in the labor market does not appear to mediate support exchanges. These findings suggest some flexibility in gender systems with respect to intergenerational support within Barbado.

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Women's labour force participation rates in Latin America

Cited by 40 publications

References 6 publications

Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class

Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class

Working Women Worldwide. Age Effects in Female Labor Force Participation in 117 Countries

Who Supports Whom? Gender and Intergenerational Transfers in Post-Industrial Barbados

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