Challenges to increase female labor force participation: Gender inequality in Cost Rica

Pamela Jiménez-Fontana ()
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Pamela Jiménez-Fontana: Universidad de Costa Rica

Working Papers from University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit

Abstract: Costa Rica is at the end of the demographic transition with an insufficient educational profile to meet the demands of the market. The benefits of the first demographic dividend were not realized due to the lack of public policies, that did not incentivize better skills for the new generations that will have to support an aging population. In this context, a potential opportunity arises. Low female labor force participation poses a scope for accelerating economic growth through greater incorporation of women into the market. This opportunity known as gender dividend, will only materialize if public policies reduce the barriers that limit a greater female participation. Despite the rapid growth of the participation rate of women in the market, in the last five years a stagnation of this indicator is observed, which suggests that factors such as care and unpaid work limit the participation of women in the market.

Keywords: Generational economy; National Transfer Accounts; Costa Rica; Gender; Women's work; labour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2017-09
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Published in CWW Working Paper Series by the Development Policy Research Unit, September 2017, pages 1-29

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