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¿Hay discriminación en contra de las mujeres en el mercado laboral ecuatoriano?

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  • Alberto Posso

    (International Trade and Development Group, Economics, EFM, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia)

Abstract

La mayoría de los estudios sobre la desigualdad de género abordan exclusivamente las diferencias salariales. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo corregir este sesgo utilizando factores como el empleo, la formalidad de empleo y el subempleo. Ecuador es elegido como el escenario de este estudio, ya que goza de una estructura laboral relativamente única en América Latina. Utilizando datos de encuesta a nivel de hogar, este estudio encuentra evidencia de discriminación en el mercado laboral en contra de las mujeres en la forma de salarios más bajos y disparidades en materia de empleo, subempleo y formalidad. Se argumenta que legislaciones de igualdad de remuneración podrían comenzar a reducir estas brechas. También se recomiendan políticas dirigidas a promover la igualdad en el hogar mediante, por ejemplo, la enseñanza de los beneficios del empleo formal.

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  • Alberto Posso, 2016. "¿Hay discriminación en contra de las mujeres en el mercado laboral ecuatoriano?," Cuadernos de Economía - Spanish Journal of Economics and Finance, Asociación Cuadernos de Economía, vol. 39(111), pages 175-188, Septiembr.
    • Handle: RePEc:cud:journl:v:39:y:2016:i:111:p:175-188
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    Keywords

    Desigualdad de género; Salarios; Informalidad; Subempleo; Ecuador;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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