Among all regions of the world, Latin
America and Caribbean (LAC) has the second-highest teenage
pregnancy rate after Sub-Saharan Africa and the rate is
declining at...
Land and property ownership confers
direct economic benefits as a key input into agricultural
production; as a source of income from rental or sale; and
as collateral...
Employment segregation - the unequal
distribution of female and male workers across and within
jobtypes—is often at the heart of gender gaps in
job quality, wage...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 135705Date: July 11, 2023Author:
Carranza,Eliana ;
Das,Smita ;
Kotikula,Aphichoke
Youth who are neither in school, nor
employed, nor in training (NEET), remain a sizeable and
vulnerable group in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
especially among...
Science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) are vital to the economic and social
prosperity of countries. Yet, women and girls continue to be
underrepresented...
In Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
women spend more than twice as much time as men on unpaid
care work, including domestic or household tasks as well as
care for...
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