Latin America's Progress on Gender Equality

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In The Media

Latin America's Progress on Gender Equality

Policymakers aiming to reduce gender inequality in Latin America need to look beyond national averages in order to uncover the real conditions women face in the labor market.

By Eduardo Zepeda

Published on Feb 29, 2008

Source: International Poverty Centre

Though Latin America has shown notable progress in achieving gender equality, poor women in the region still face limited opportunities for decent work. In a new analysis published by the International Poverty Centre, Carnegie Senior Associate Eduardo Zepeda unravels the complexity of women’s labor force participation in Latin America: many poor women can only find work performing domestic chores for rich or middle-class households, which in turn enables wealthier women to secure higher wage employment outside the household.

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About the Author

Eduardo Zepeda

Former Senior Associate, Trade, Equity and Development Program

Zepeda is inter-regional policy coordinator of the Development Policy and Analysis Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations General Secretariat. He was previously a senior associate in the Trade, Equity, and Development Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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