Gender Equality in Colombia Towards a Better Sharing of Paid and Unpaid Work

The OECD review of Gender Equality in Colombia: Towards a Better Sharing of Paid and Unpaid Work is the third in a collection of reports focusing on Latin American and the Caribbean countries, and part of the series Gender Equality at Work. The report compares gender gaps in labour and educational o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (author)
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2023.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive summary
  • Over the past decades, gender equality in Colombia has advanced along several dimensions
  • Notwithstanding these achievements, challenges remain
  • Like in all countries, Colombian men and women do not share paid and unpaid work activities equally
  • Girls and young women are particularly exposed to the risk of falling behind their male peers
  • In Colombia, gender inequalities vary widely across socio economic groups
  • Carefully designed and implemented gender equality policies can significantly enhance the well-being of the Colombian population
  • 1 Gender gaps in Colombia: An international and sub-national comparison
  • Women in Colombia: A snapshot of socio-demographic imbalances
  • Gender gaps in key economic outcomes
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Drivers of gender gaps in outcomes
  • Unpaid work
  • Stereotypes and attitudes to gender equality
  • Institutions and laws
  • Care and physical infrastructure
  • Gender based violence
  • References
  • 2 A holistic policy framework for achieving a balanced sharing of paid and unpaid work
  • Reducing barriers to sharing paid and unpaid work equitably
  • Creating a more comprehensive care system
  • Policy insights
  • Expanding parental leave in the formal and informal economy
  • Policy insights
  • Reducing the transmission of gender stereotypes through the education system
  • Policy insights
  • Making women's paid work pay more
  • Ensuring access to quality education for all
  • Policy insights
  • Promoting women in non-traditional careers and leadership positions
  • Policy insights
  • Supporting women's entrepreneurship
  • Policy insights
  • Fighting violence against women
  • Policy insights
  • References.