Chile - Reconciling the Gender Paradox

In this note, the authors explain that although Chile has made considerable progress in its efforts to reduce poverty, sustain growth, and promote democratization during the last decade, these advances, unusually, have been coupled with notable achievements in gender equality. Through the analysis conducted in the Country Gender Assessment for Chile, there has been greater clarity about why Chile has faced these contradictions. The paper concludes that with the presidency of Michelle Bachelet, the first woman president in Chile, conditions are ripe to expand upon the steady progress made thus far to narrow the gender gap. Women's participation in the labor force, and the consequent greater potential for economic development and poverty alleviation, has not been fully exploited. Much progress continues to be made to expand women's contributions to their country and economy, as well as their families.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fort, Lucía, John-Abraham, Indu, Orlando, Maria Beatriz, Piras, Claudia
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-04
Subjects:	CAPACITY BUILDING, CHILD CUSTODY, CHILD PROTECTION, COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT, DEMOCRATIZATION, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC SUCCESS, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYERS, ENROLLMENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, FAMILIES, FEMALE, FEMALE EMPLOYEES, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, GENDER, GENDER BIASES, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER ROLES, GENDER SPECIALIST, GENDER STEREOTYPES, GENDER WAGE GAPS, GIRLS, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN RESOURCES, INEQUALITY, JOB EXPERIENCE, JOB MARKET, JOB TENURE, JOB TRAINING, JOBS, LABOR COST, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR REGULATIONS, LEVELS OF ENROLLMENT, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, MAINSTREAMING GENDER, MALE COUNTERPARTS, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNITY LEAVE, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, PARITY, PARTICIPATION RATES, PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS, POOR WOMEN, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIVATE FIRMS, PRIVATE SECTORS, QUALITY EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, SEX, SEX CRIMES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, SPECIAL NEEDS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, WILL, WOMAN, WORK EXPERIENCE, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/8229726/chile-reconciling-gender-paradox https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10297
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