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April 22, 2025
While financial inclusion in Mexico has made progress, this press release seeks not only to encourage reflection on the existing inequalities in women’s financial inclusion, but also to highlight some of the additional barriers they face in accessing financial services.
March 7, 2025
The labor supply in Colombia, defined as the people who choose to participate in the labor market, has undergone three significant changes since 2019. One of them is that there are now more women who are heads of household in the workforce.
March 15, 2024
Care work has a significant impact on women's approach to work. Promoting between family members a balance in the time spent on care and unpaid work would make it possible to increase women's labor participation, their income and their individual as well as collective well-being.
March 6, 2024
The latest gender gap figures for Peru show some deteriorating indicators for women in the country. The greater burden of household chores and the abandonment of the labor market after their first child, condition their situation in the labor market and their use of the financial system.
April 9, 2021
Historically, economic crises have had heterogeneous effects, but on this occasion, the consequences have been particularly devastating for women. This is partly explained by structural characteristics and those caused by the pandemic, issues that need to be addressed in order to build a sustainable recovery.
April 6, 2021
In Colombia, the gender gap in the labor market already existed before the pandemic; however, the suspension of in-person education mainly affected the employment of women who were not heads of households and households with children, widening the gap in the labor participation rate and possibly the wage gap.
March 12, 2021
Despite the progress made to close the different gender gaps that exist in the world, there is still evidence of the disadvantages that women face in terms of participation and integration in different fields. Continuing to work towards greater equity adds up to economic benefits, spending capacity and social welfare.
March 5, 2021
Diversity and representation of all population groups in the economy is a necessary factor in order to achieve a high and sustainable recovery. In this way, the inclusion of women becomes even more important, mainly because of the additional responsibilities and vulnerabilities caused by the pandemic.
August 4, 2016
Factors behind the decline in female labor force participation differ for married and unmarried women, with and without children. Trend could be reversible given flexible work options, wage growth and family-friendly policies. Reentry of workers will boost GDP growth and impact future price and wage inflation.
