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Grandmothers and the gender gap in the Mexican labor market

Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel - 2022

This paper estimates the effect of childcare availability on parents' employment probability using the timing of death of grandmothers-the primary childcare providers in Mexico-as identifying variation. I use a triple-difference to disentangle the effect of coinhabiting grandmothers' deaths due...

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How accurately are household surveys measuring the size and inequalities for the LGBT population in Bogota, Colombia? Evidence from a list experiment

Ham, Andrés; Guarin, Angela; Ruiz, Juanita - 2023

market discrimination in Colombia. We first quantify the size of the LGBT population and estimate labor market inequalities …'s statistical visibility, additional steps are required before household surveys may be used to consistently estimate discrimination …

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Challenges for measuring the LGBT+ population and homophobia in Mexico

Gutiérrez, Emilio Fernandez; Rubli, Adrian - 2023

We contribute to understanding the challenges for estimating the size of the LGBTQ+ population and discriminatory sentiment against it by surveying 10,003 individuals, whom we randomize into a direct question or an Item Count Technique (ICT) elicitation group. The fractions of the population...

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Nudging self-employed women to contribute to social security

Heller, Lorena; López, Rodrigo; Nogales, Ricardo - 2024

Over 30 percent of female workers are self-employed across Latin America, relying on this mode of work for subsistence. Self-employment in the region is regularly marked by the absence of health insurance and lack of pension benefits. Despite the aspirations of many women to gain access to these...

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Female Corporate Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean Region: Representation and Firm-Level Outcomes

Flabbi, Luca; Piras, Claudia; Abrahams, Scott - 2016

This paper collects an original database of publicly listed companies to determine prevailing gender ratios among board members and executives in Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC). Women are as under-represented in LAC as in the United States, but much less so in the Caribbean. It is...

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Under the "Cloak of Invisibility": Gender Bias in Teaching Practices and Learning Outcomes

Bassi, Marina; Blumberg, Rae Lesser; Mateo Díaz, Mercedes - 2016

This paper analyzes gender bias in teaching in low-performing schools in Chile. To carry out the analyses, the authors used videotaped classes for fourth graders and coded 237 tapings. Results show a general (although not uniform) bias in teachers' actions that resulted in less attention to...

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Assessing the role of tax-benefit systems in reducing the gender income gap in Latin America

Deza, María Cecilia; Dondo, Mariana; Jara, H. Xavier; … - 2025

This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. We apply microsimulation techniques to household...

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Breaking glass ceilings in Colombia: Strategies and outcomes in efforts to narrow the gender gap in educational leadership

Elacqua, Gregory; Perez Nunez, Graciela; Cubillos, Pedro; … - 2025

In Colombia, women represent 65% of the teacher workforce but only 34% of school principals, reflecting a significant gender gap in leadership. This study examines two centralized principal selection processes implemented by Colombias National Civil Service Commission: the 2016 nationwide...

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Medium and long run economic assimilation of Venezuelan migrants to Peru

Torres, Javier; Beverinotti, Javier; … - 2024

In a span of six years, the proportion of Venezuelans in Perú has surged nearly fourfold, rising from virtually zero to over 4% of the population. This study delves into the dynamics of medium- and long-term labor market integration in Perú, combining data from the Venezuelan Population...

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Measuring labor market discrimination against LGTBQ+ in the case of Ecuador: A field experiment

Zanoni, Wladimir; Hernández, Hugo; Zambrano, Omar; … - 2023

discrimination against LGBTQ+ (here restricted to individuals self-identified as gay or lesbian) job seekers in the labor market … discrimination in terms of hiring recommendations, job fit assessments, or wage offers. However, a closer analysis reveals a gender …-based differential treatment. Female LGBTQ+ candidates received positive discrimination, were more likely to be selected and offered …

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