Publication: Diez Mensajes Sobre COVID-19 y
Trabajo Femenino en Chile: Impactos y Desafíos
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2021-01-01
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2024-02-06
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En Chile, como en la mayoría de los países, los efectos de la crisis por COVID-19 se han traducido en escasez de tiempo y disminución de oportunidades económicas, particularmente para las mujeres. La crisis ha reforzado brechas de género ya existentes en la distribución de roles y responsabilidades dentro del hogar. Dado que las mujeres asumen una mayor carga de estas tareas, la crisis y las medidas de contención han empujado un porcentaje importante de ellas a abandonar sus trabajos de forma temporal o permanente. Bastaron unos meses de pandemia para que los avances alcanzados en materia de participación laboral femenina en Chile desaparecieran por completo. La caída en participación laboral femenina conlleva un alto costo. Evidencia reciente indica que de mantener las brechas de género en participación laboral y escolaridad, Chile podría perder en promedio 11,4 por ciento del PIB per cápita en las próximas tres décadas.
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“Buitrago Hernandez, Sandra Paola; Bronfman Horovitz, Javier. 2021. Diez Mensajes Sobre COVID-19 y
Trabajo Femenino en Chile: Impactos y Desafíos. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41001 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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