Labor participation by gender from a multisectoral and regional perspective: The case of the Norte Chico and Patagonia Macro-territories in Chile during the period 2008-2018
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https://doi.org/10.46661/rev.metodoscuant.econ.empresa.10774Keywords:
Gender labour gap, regional and sectoral analysis, employment multiplierAbstract
Studies of labor participation by gender normally consider a single economic sector at the country level. Although this simplification allows obtaining appropriate results for general labor equality policies, this level of aggregation could hide more complex labor dynamics that are verified at the regional level, particularly in countries with great geographic diversity. The objective of this article is to study these dynamics in two macrozones of Chile, known for being underdeveloped areas. As expected, the results suggest that a national policy is not enough to address gender participation, since one type of economic impact has different repercussions depending on the sector and territory being analyzed. Based on this evidence, this work proposes that Local Authorities be the ones who also join National Public Policies for the leveling of labor participation.
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