Over recent decades, women in Latin America and the Caribbean have increased their labor force participation faster than in any other region of the world. This evolution occurred in the context of more general progress in women s status. Female enrollment rates have increased at all levels of education, fertility rates have declined, and social norms have shifted toward gender equality. This report sheds light on the complex relationship between stages of economic development and female economic participation. It documents a shift in women s perceptions whereby work has become a fundamental...
Over recent decades, women in Latin America and the Caribbean have increased their labor force participation faster than in any other region of the wo...
