New century, old disparities : gender and ethnic earnings gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean /
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 h...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank,
©2012.
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Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 323 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780821394960 0821394967 |