Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies

The unemployment and labor force participation gender gaps narrowed in Mexico after the 2008 global economic crisis, when female labor force participation increased. This paper aims to understand female labor force participation growth and identify...

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Main Authors:	Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, Freije-Rodriguez, Samuel, Vergara Bahena, Mexico Alberto, Cardozo Medeiros, Diego
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER GAP FEMALE EDUCATION CHILDCARE UNEMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/384331592918308567/Changes-in-Female-Employment-in-Mexico-Demographics-Economics-and-Policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33987

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spelling	okr-10986-339872022-09-20T00:11:24Z Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys Freije-Rodriguez, Samuel Vergara Bahena, Mexico Alberto Cardozo Medeiros, Diego FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER GAP FEMALE EDUCATION CHILDCARE UNEMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT The unemployment and labor force participation gender gaps narrowed in Mexico after the 2008 global economic crisis, when female labor force participation increased. This paper aims to understand female labor force participation growth and identify its main determinants. For that purpose, the paper estimates a probit model with data from the National Employment Survey of 2007 and 2017, when the unemployment rate returned to the pre-crisis level. Broadly, the results show that increasing labor force participation of women ages 36 to 65 sustained the growth of overall female labor force participation, women's educational attainment can offset any individual or household obstacle to women's employability, and childcare availability significantly supports mothers' employability. 2020-06-25T15:06:46Z 2020-06-25T15:06:46Z 2020-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/384331592918308567/Changes-in-Female-Employment-in-Mexico-Demographics-Economics-and-Policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33987 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9292 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER GAP FEMALE EDUCATION CHILDCARE UNEMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
spellingShingle	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER GAP FEMALE EDUCATION CHILDCARE UNEMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys Freije-Rodriguez, Samuel Vergara Bahena, Mexico Alberto Cardozo Medeiros, Diego Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9292
description	The unemployment and labor force participation gender gaps narrowed in Mexico after the 2008 global economic crisis, when female labor force participation increased. This paper aims to understand female labor force participation growth and identify its main determinants. For that purpose, the paper estimates a probit model with data from the National Employment Survey of 2007 and 2017, when the unemployment rate returned to the pre-crisis level. Broadly, the results show that increasing labor force participation of women ages 36 to 65 sustained the growth of overall female labor force participation, women's educational attainment can offset any individual or household obstacle to women's employability, and childcare availability significantly supports mothers' employability.
format	Working Paper
author	Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys Freije-Rodriguez, Samuel Vergara Bahena, Mexico Alberto Cardozo Medeiros, Diego
author_facet	Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys Freije-Rodriguez, Samuel Vergara Bahena, Mexico Alberto Cardozo Medeiros, Diego
author_sort	Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
title	Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies
title_short	Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies
title_full	Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies
title_fullStr	Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies
title_full_unstemmed	Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies
title_sort	changes in female employment in mexico : demographics, economics, and policies
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/384331592918308567/Changes-in-Female-Employment-in-Mexico-Demographics-Economics-and-Policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33987
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Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies

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