New century, old disparities [[electronic resource] ] : gender and ethnic earnings gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean / / by Hugo Ñopo

• Autore: Ñopo Hugo
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.80098
• Soggetto topico: Sex discrimination against women - Economic aspects - Latin America; Ethnic relations - Economic aspects; Discrimination - Economic aspects - Latin America
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; PART I: OVERVIEW, METHODOLOGY, AND DATA; 1 Overview; Recent Changes on the Situation of Women and Ethnic Minorities; Overview of the Book; Notes; References; 2 Methodology and Data; The Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition; Methodology for This Book: An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition; Data; Tables; 2.1 Household Survey Data Used, by Country and Chapter; 2.2 Criteria for Classifying Ethnic Groups as "Minorities," by Country; Notes; References; 3 Gender Differences in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: Girls Outpacing Boys ; Changes in the Gender Education GapFigures; 3.1 Average Years of Education of Men and Women, Born 1940-84, and Education Gender Gap in Labor Force in Latin America and the Caribbean; Decomposing Changes in the Gender Education Gap; 3.1 Gender Gap in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean for Cohorts Born in 1940 and 1984, by Country; 3.2 Educational Attainment of Men and Women in Labor Force in Latin America and the Caribbean Born 1940-84; 3.3 Decomposition of Educational Gender Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Educational Level for Cohorts Born in 1940 and 1984 ; 3.4 Decomposition of Difference in Educational Gender Gap between Youngest and Oldest Cohort in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Educational Level3.5 Decomposition of Change in Educational Gender Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Educational Level and Country for Cohorts Born 1940-84; 3.6 Decomposition of Change in Educational Gender Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Component and Educational Level for Cohorts Born 1940-84; 3.7 Decomposition of Changes in Educational Gender Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Component and Country ; Gender Differences in Attendance and Attainment among Children of School Age3.8 School Attendance Rates in Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru, by Gender, Age, and Per Capita Household Income Quintile, Circa 2003; 3.9 Average Years of Educational Attainment in Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru, by Gender, Age, and Per Capita Household Income Quintile, Circa 2003; Notes; References; PART II: GENDER EARNINGS GAPS; 4 More Schooling, Lower Earnings: Women's Earnings in Latin America and the Caribbean; What Does the Literature Show?; How Do Male and Female Workers Differ? ; 4.1 Demographic and Job Characteristics and Relative Hourly Earnings of Men and Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Circa 20074.2 Decomposition of Gender Earnings Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean after Controlling for Demographic Characteristics, Circa 2007; 4.3 Decomposition of Gender Earnings Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean after Controlling for Demographic and Job Characteristics, Circa 2007; 4.4 Original and Unexplained Components of Gender Earnings Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean by Country, Circa 2007 ; 4.1 Decomposition of Gender Earnings Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Country, Circa 2007 after Controlling for Demographic and Job Characteristics
• Sommario/riassunto: After a sustained economic growth period at the end of the last century and the beginning of this one, Latin America still faces high inequality and lower well-being indicators among women, afro-descendants, and indigenous peoples. This is a period in which the world and particularly Latin America has experienced important changes regarding the role of women and men. Marriage, education and work decisions have evolved and, as a result, women's visibility at home, at school, in the labor markets and in society have evolved as well. But there are still, however, important challenges in the labor
• Titolo autorizzato: New century, old disparities
• ISBN: 1-283-60925-8; 9786613921703; 0-8213-9496-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462166303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II