Inequalities, labour inclusion and the future of work in Latin America

Chapter II "The structural challenges of gender inequality and women’s autonomy in the workplace of the future" describes the main characteristics of the labour market for women: the past regression and stagnation of women’s labour force participation, on the one hand, and the horizontal segmentation and overrepresentation of women in informal forms of employment, on the other. It also looks at how the four structural challenges associated with gender inequality are reflected with particular clarity in the care-related sectors of the economy (education, health and domestic service). Additionally, it discusses some of the risks, challenges and opportunities that will be found in the workplaces of the future, and outlines a number of public policy proposals for closing gender
gaps and enabling women to participate fully in the labour market at a time of such rapid change.