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A salary difference which fluctuates between fifteen% And thirty% and the burden of care historically placed on the shoulders wives, daughters And mothers are among the major economic
A salary difference which fluctuates between fifteen% And thirty% and the burden of care historically placed on the shoulders wives, daughters And mothers are among the major economic barriers women face in Latin America.
Data compiled by various organizations have shown for many years the difference between job growth And monetary from women and in men, for reasons mainly related to stereotypes and accusations that were considered “feminine”.
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The average monthly wage for men is twenty% And thirty% higher than in women Argentinapoints to EFE coordinator Cippec Social Security, Florence Caro Sacettiwhich specifies that fifteen% the female labor force works as domestic workers, in the lowest paid sector of the economy, and with the informal 78%.
The pay gap in this country fifteen%which is equivalent to about $54 more for men “doing the same job,” notes Carmen Urquiglia, coordinator Labor and Economic Justice Organization of Salvadoran Women for Peace (Ormusa).
Meanwhile in Bolivian “little said” about economic violence. Available statistics are “limited” and often associated with physical and psychological abuse, he comments. EFE Tanya Sanchez, director female coordinatoran organization that brings together about twenty institutions that protect gender equality.
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The wage gap in this country has “closed in recent years.” According to data from National Institute of Statistics (INE) is between 26% And 2%. For comparison, in Mexicothis gap is considered to be equal to one 14% in 2022 according to Mexican Institute of Competitiveness (IMCO).
IN Brazilmost recent official data (2019) published by Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), note that this year women received an average of 77.7% average income for a man
Among the factors influencing wage inequality, experts cite motherhood and the lack of government policies that make it easier for women to enter the labor market.
“It’s about being able to take care of your children,” he explains. EFE Monica Sacramento, program coordinator for the NGO Criola.
gender stereotypes
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In accordance with UNESCOmexican women perform 73% housework and unpaid care, and a man only 27%. Also 92% unpaid carers in this country are women, according to National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
Behind the data is a heavy load of stereotypes: in Argentinawomen dedicate 7.5 hours daily to work and 6.5 hours takes care of the house, while men work hours and only 3.5 hours at home, making it even more difficult for women to climb the labor ladder.
In addition, parental leave is two days and maternity leave is 90 days.
Misleading “improvement”
Colombiafor its part, has a decrease 18% To 12% gender gap between 2003 And 2018and theoretically women only take 6% fewer men, as of 2020 National Administrative Department of Statistics (TRIBUTE).
“But you have to be careful,” he warns. EFE assistant professor Economics of Xaverian University Paula Herrera: “The pandemic happened in the middle,” meaning “women who had more informal jobs were hit hardest.” For this reason, women who “remained employed were more formal, meaning they had higher wages,” which could skew the statistics.
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difficult horizon
Reality shown by numbers is not only harmful to development women’s autonomybut it also has implications for companies,” says Maria del Pilar Lopez, historian, economist and professor University of the Andes in Colombiawho says that “this affects the business sector in terms of innovation and having a diverse work environment.”
According to the study “Saviorcountry of care”, prepared by organizations fade And oxfamHe 70.19% men of working age, the percentage of women is in 75.02%.
Although the number of women of working age in the Central American country is higher, only 45.40% belong to the “economically active population” and men reach 76.80%the aforementioned report says.
With regard to unemployment, it affects 17.4% Colombian women, 6.4 percentage points more than men. There is also ten millions women outside the labor force, of which Four five% He does not think about getting a job because he is busy with family responsibilities.
It must be understood that this is necessary “in a context in which economic dependence and insufficient income are factors (…) explaining the persistence of women in the face of violence,” emphasizes Maria del Pilar López.
(EFE)
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