ISBN:
9780821386866
Language:
English
Pages:
XXVIII, 323 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Series Statement:
Latin American development forum series
DDC:
305.80098
Keywords:
Geschlechterdiskriminierung
;
Ethnische Diskriminierung
;
Lohnstruktur
;
Lateinamerika
;
Karibischer Raum
;
Sex discrimination against women Economic aspects
;
Ethnic relations Economic aspects
;
Discrimination Economic aspects
;
Graue Literatur
;
Lateinamerika
;
Karibik
;
Frau
;
Soziale Situation
;
Einkommensunterschied
;
Geschlechtsunterschied
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Foreword
,
Acknowledgements ; Overview ; Education : girls outpaced boys ; Some basics : the methodology and the data ; Gender earnings gaps in the region : more schooling but lower earnings ; The mostly unexplained gender earnings gap : Peru, 1997-2009 ; Is segregation at the workplace a culprit for earnings gaps? : Mexico, 1994-2004 ; Low female participation and high males : overtime : Chile, 1992-2009 ; The resilient wage gap : Colombia, 1994-2006 ; Equality promotion in the country with the highest earnings gaps of the region : brazil, 1996-2006 ; Gender wage gaps in a country with a large indigenous population : Ecuador, 2003-2007 ; Higher gender wage gaps among the poorest : Central American countries ; The understudied caribbean : Barbados and Jamaica ; Overlapping disadvantages : ethnicity and earnings gaps ; Efforts for equality promotion that start to show results : Brazil, 1996-2006 ; No good jobs and lower earnings : Ecuador, 2000-2007 ; Differentials for big minorities : Guatemala, 2000-2006 ; As a way of summarizing and outlining some policy options.
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