Women at Work. Challenges for Latin America

By Claudia Piras (12/04, En)

The 10th anniversary of the Beijing Conference, to be held in 2005, offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the achievements of Latin American women and the challenges still facing them in an area that is critical both to their individual development and to the development of the region as a whole; that is, their participation in the labor market.

This book addresses the subject by focusing on the impact of globalization on women?s work, the evolution of gender wage gaps and occupational segregation, and the inequalities that persist regarding social protection and pension systems.

Initial versions of some of the chapters in this volume were presented at the seminar ?Women at Work: A Challenge for Development,? held in Santiago, Chile, in March 2001 in conjunction with the Inter-American Development Bank?s Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.

This book is available only in English.

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Last updated: 06/18/07