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When It Comes to Taxes, Gender Matters

March 21, 2024 by Carlos Scartascini Leave a Comment

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Do women and men behave differently when confronted with taxes? Various studies around the world show that women are more likely than men to pay their taxes, presumably because they are more risk-averse and have greater tax morale, the intrinsic motivation to pay taxes. If that is so, authorities might want to adjust their strategies to take into account gender when trying to … [Read more...] about When It Comes to Taxes, Gender Matters

A Nobel Prize on Women in the Labor Market that Speaks to Latin America and the Caribbean   

November 8, 2023 by Monserrat Bustelo - Karen Martinez - Claudia Martinez A. Leave a Comment

Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard, became the first woman ever to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences individually, without co-winners, on October 9, when the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences held up her work as generating "the first comprehensive account of women's earnings and labour market participation through the centuries." Goldin's pioneering studies, … [Read more...] about A Nobel Prize on Women in the Labor Market that Speaks to Latin America and the Caribbean   

Women and Urban Mobility: An Unfinished Agenda

January 25, 2023 by Florencia Caro Sachetti - Veronica Frisancho - Virginia Queijo von Heideken Leave a Comment

Many factors lie behind observed gender gaps in labor market outcomes in Latin American and the Caribbean. But one remains largely invisible: transport and urban mobility. Women in the region have greater childcare responsibilities and do more unpaid work at home than their male partners. As a study we recently conducted in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires reveals, they … [Read more...] about Women and Urban Mobility: An Unfinished Agenda

How the Lack of Childcare Exacerbates the Gender Gap

October 5, 2022 by Miguel Ángel Talamas Marcos Leave a Comment

Women have been gaining ground in labor markets, transitioning into paid work and increasingly into leadership positions in Latin America and the Caribbean. But far more progress is needed to create opportunities in which women can realize their economic potential. While the region has bridged 72.6% of its gender gap, progress is currently stagnant. Over the last year, 16 out … [Read more...] about How the Lack of Childcare Exacerbates the Gender Gap

Closing Gender Gaps in the Southern Cone: The Path for Growth

June 8, 2022 by Veronica Frisancho - Virginia Queijo von Heideken Leave a Comment

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck the Southern Cone countries of Latin America, gender equality gaps, already far too wide, suffered real setbacks, reflecting the fragility of the gains made in recent years. Women took on most of the additional workload at home due to the closure of schools and care facilities, and their participation in the labor market declined sharply. Its … [Read more...] about Closing Gender Gaps in the Southern Cone: The Path for Growth

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