Igualdad de género en Costa Rica : Hacia una mejor distribución del trabajo remunerado y no remunerado / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

El informe de la OCDE Igualdad de género en Costa Rica: Hacia una mejor distribución del trabajo remunerado y no remunerado es el cuarto informe de una colección de informes que tiene como foco los países de América Latina y el Caribe, y forma parte de la serie Igualdad de género en el trabajo. El informe compara las brechas de género de los resultados laborales y educativos en Costa Rica con otros países. El informe presta particular atención a la distribución desigual del trabajo no remunerado y la carga adicional que esto implica para las mujeres. Así mismo, investiga cómo las políticas públicas y programas de ayuda en Costa Rica pueden hacer que esta distribución sea más equitativa. La primera parte del informe examina la evidencia sobre las brechas de género y sus causas, incluyendo el papel que desempeñan las normas sociales. La segunda parte desarrolla un marco global para abordar estos retos, presentando una amplia gama de opciones para reducir la carga de trabajo no remunerado que recae sobre las mujeres y aumentar sus ingresos laborales. Estudios anteriores de la misma colección han analizado las políticas de igualdad de género en Chile (2021) Perú (2022) y Colombia (2023).

The OECD review of Gender Equality in Costa Rica: Towards a Better Sharing of Paid and Unpaid Work is the fourth 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 outcomes in Costa Rica with other countries. Particular attention is put on the uneven distribution of unpaid work, and the extra burden placed on women. It investigates how policies and programmes in Costa Rica can make this distribution more equitable. The first part of the report reviews the evidence on gender gaps and their causes, including the role played by social norms. The second part develops a comprehensive framework to address these challenges, presenting a broad range of options to reduce the unpaid work burden falling on women, and to increase women's labour income. Earlier reviews in the same collection have looked at gender equality policies in Chile (2021), Peru (2022) and Colombia (2023).

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

Costa Rica has made big improvements towards gender equality in education but there is scope for further progress

Employment outcomes of women are comparatively weak in Costa Rica

Men and women in Costa Rica do not share paid and unpaid work equally

Girls and young women are particularly at risk of not being in employment, education, or training

In Costa Rica, gender inequalities vary widely across socio-economic groups

Carefully designed and implemented policies can enhance gender equality and well-being in Costa Rica

1. Gender gaps in Costa Rica: An international and sub-national comparison

Gender gaps in key economic outcomes

Drivers of gender gaps in outcomes

References

2. A comprehensive policy strategy for achieving a balanced sharing of paid and unpaid work

Reducing barriers to sharing paid and unpaid work equitably

Making women's paid work pay more.

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ISBN:

92-64-95607-7