The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status

The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status

Colombia has experienced a secular increase in female labor participation, which passed from nearly 47% in 1984 to 65% in 2006. We decompose the evolution of participation into changes in the composition of the population and changes in the participation rates by groups (defined according to the var...

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Main Authors: Amador, Diego, Bernal, Raquel, Peña, Ximena
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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World Development Report 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9234
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spelling okr-10986-92342021-04-23T14:02:44Z The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status Amador, Diego Bernal, Raquel Peña, Ximena World Development Report 2012 Colombia has experienced a secular increase in female labor participation, which passed from nearly 47% in 1984 to 65% in 2006. We decompose the evolution of participation into changes in the composition of the population and changes in the participation rates by groups (defined according to the variables that appear most relevant: educational attainment, fertility and marital status). The increase in participation is driven by the increase in the participation rate of women who were married or cohabiting and women with low educational attainment. Fertility status appears less important. Changes in composition are second order effects. When exploring the factors behind the observed changes, we find that the increase in participation is associated to cultural and perception changes (namely, past participation and divorce rates), and to a small degree to changes in legislation. We find no evidence that the increase in participation is correlated with the business cycle. Keywords: Gender, Labor Force Participation, Colombia JEL Codes: J16, J21 2012-06-26T15:42:38Z 2012-06-26T15:42:38Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9234 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Latin America & Caribbean
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Amador, Diego
Bernal, Raquel
Peña, Ximena
The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status
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description Colombia has experienced a secular increase in female labor participation, which passed from nearly 47% in 1984 to 65% in 2006. We decompose the evolution of participation into changes in the composition of the population and changes in the participation rates by groups (defined according to the variables that appear most relevant: educational attainment, fertility and marital status). The increase in participation is driven by the increase in the participation rate of women who were married or cohabiting and women with low educational attainment. Fertility status appears less important. Changes in composition are second order effects. When exploring the factors behind the observed changes, we find that the increase in participation is associated to cultural and perception changes (namely, past participation and divorce rates), and to a small degree to changes in legislation. We find no evidence that the increase in participation is correlated with the business cycle. Keywords: Gender, Labor Force Participation, Colombia JEL Codes: J16, J21
author Amador, Diego
Bernal, Raquel
Peña, Ximena
author_facet Amador, Diego
Bernal, Raquel
Peña, Ximena
author_sort Amador, Diego
title The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status
title_short The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status
title_full The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status
title_fullStr The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status
title_full_unstemmed The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Children, Education or Marital Status
title_sort rise in female participation in colombia: children, education or marital status
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9234
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