Diferencias de género en la participación laboral en el mercado ecuatoriano en el año 2016

Abstract

In order to achieve gender equality, labor participation of women and men is required. Commitment to reach equal opportunities is everybody`s responsibility. This research analyzes gender differences in labor participation in Ecuadorian market in 2016, by means of the study of socioeconomic and demographic factors, at both individual and household level. For that purpose, information from the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment (ENEMDU) is used, and two models of labor participation are estimated by the application of the binary probit model. Results show that women have less probability to Access to labor market that men. In addition, factors such as having a partner or children under 6 years all determine the differences in labor participation.