Three Years after the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. An analysis of the Heterogeneous Labour Dynamics Between Men and Women
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COVID-19, Latin America and the Caribbean, labour market, genderAbstract
In order to analyse the evolution of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic from a gender perspective, the dynamics of the main labour indicators during the contractionary and expansionary phases are evaluated in a comparative manner between men and women and between different groups that arise from the combination of gender with age, educational level and sector of activity. In contrast to other regions, three years into the pandemic, women have recovered employment and economic participation more strongly. However, there is heterogeneity among them: those with lower qualifications have lagged behind in this process, with significantly lower employment rates than in 2019. In part, this is associated with the insufficient recovery of some sectors of activity that concentrate a significant proportion of low-educated female employment. In this context, labour market policies aimed at reducing barriers and increasing the range of opportunities for this subset are particularly relevant.
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