Indicators
The Gender Equality Observatory publishes a set of relevant indicators to monitor progress toward gender equality and the economic, physical, and decision-making autonomy of women and girls in all their diversity in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Observatory's indicators are constructed from official statistical information, both that which is publicly available on official websites and that which countries provide through specific requests.
Each indicator has its own definition, links to the CEPALSTAT database, where the information can be disaggregated according to different variables to delve deeper into the metadata and sources, and links to publications that provide further analysis.
Population outside the labour market
About this Indicator
The high burden of unpaid work throughout life limits women's economic autonomy and is directly related to their low labor market participation rate. Conversely, and as has been the case over the past 20 years, approximately one-third of women who do not participate in the labor market engage in unpaid domestic and care work as their primary activity. As a result, those who work primarily in unpaid family care see their chances of earning their own income, accessing economic resources, and social protection based on formal employment.
Definition
Proportion of the population aged 15 to 64 years who are outside the labor market and whose main activity is unpaid domestic and care work, relative to the total number of people aged 15 to 64 years who are outside the labor market. It is calculated by sex and the result is expressed as a percentage. The indicator is constructed based on household surveys from the countries in the Household Survey Data Bank (BADEHOG), between 2000 and the latest available year.
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