La Participación Femenina en el Mercado Laboral Ecuatoriano. Factores de Influencia en el Período 2013 – 2014

Abstract

This study analyzes the socioeconomic factors that influence on female labor participation in the Ecuadorian market, between 2013 and 2014. It is theoretically supported in the Leisure - Consumption model and it uses a logistic regression to obtain results. The source of information for this analysis is the Life Conditions Survey of the National Institute of Statistics and Census. The factors proposed for the model of female labor participation are: age, education, marital status, children, no labor income and place of residence. The results show that the determinants analyzed influence the women’s labor decisions. In particular, there are similar behaviors between women with and without a partner when the determinants involved are: age, education, unlabor income and place of residence. However, there are differences in women’s participation the labor market when analyzing the children factor.