Latin America and the Caribbean Gender Innovation Lab (LACGIL)

Call for Papers: Women and Jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

We welcome submissions of research papers related to women’s labor market outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean. Submission Deadline: June 15, 2025.

Honduras: Mapping Childcare Programs and Gaps in Provision

This study examines the care arrangements and needs of urban households with young children in Honduras and measures them relative to the provision of childcare services in the country.

Addressing Teenage Pregnancy in Latin America and the Caribbean

The objective of this LACGIL webinar was to inform of the latest innovative interventions to reduce teenage pregnancy in the region, such as an innovative peer-led intervention in Brazil.

Addressing Teenage Pregnancy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean has the second-highest teenage pregnancy rate in the world: 52 of every 1,000 girls aged 15-19 gave birth in this region in 2022 vs. the world average of 39.

Reducing Gender Gaps in Management: Experimental Evidence from Peru

Across the world most teachers are female, but most school administrators are male. Qualified female candidates often fail to apply for these management positions.

The Digital Gender Divide: Women in LAC in the Digital Era

From 2018 to 2022, household access to home internet in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased from 50.7 to 68.4 percent, with higher access rates in urban areas.

2025 LAC Country Gender Scorecards

The Latin America and the Caribbean Country Gender Scorecards is a comprehensive tool designed to provide country-specific insights for monitoring and benchmarking gender equality across 11 priority areas.

88 women die per 100,000 live births due to pregnancy-related causes in LAC

The maternal mortality ratio in Latin America & Caribbean has remained stagnant over the last 20 years roughly around 88.

52 of every 1,000 girls ages 15-19 gave birth in LAC in 2022

In Latin America & Caribbean, the rate of adolescent fertility has decreased since 2014. The rate in 2022 was higher than the world average.

76.1% of girls and 72.2% of boys complete lower secondary school in LAC (2022)

The rates for girls and boys completing lower secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean are roughly the same as the global rates (girls: 77, boys: 76.3).

Adult literacy in LAC is nearly the same among women and men (2022)

The adult literacy rates for both women and men in Latin America & Caribbean are higher than the global rates.

The labor force participation rate in females is 51.1% and in males is 74.7%

The labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active.

Vulnerable employment for females has improved in LAC since 1991

Vulnerable employment among women is 32.7% and among men is 32.9%.

Women spend more time than men on unpaid domestic and care work

The data, expressed as a proportion of time in a day, measure the average time an individual spends on household provision of services for own consumption.

In all economies for which there are data, more men than women own a business

Share of business is calculated as the proportion of female or male newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners.

In 2021, 70.1% of women and 77% of men in LAC had an account

The gap in account ownership between men and women in LAC, 6.8, is larger than the gap of the world aggregate, 4.4.

In the majority of economies in LAC, more men than women owned a house

Ownership of a house is defined as any person who owned a house alone, jointly with their spouse, or both alone and jointly.

Participation of women in making major decisions in the household varies

Currently married women ages 15-49 who say that they alone or jointly have the final say in (i) making major household purchases, (ii) decisions about own healthcare, and (iii) visits to family, relatives, friends.

The share of women who have experienced sexual violence is greater than 8.4%

Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence is the percentage of ever-married women (ages 15 - 49) who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence committed by their husband or partner.

Adolescent girls and young women are more at risk of experiencing IPV

By the time they are 19 years old, roughly 1 in 5 adolescent girls from LAC who have been in a relationship will have ever been physically or sexually abused by a current or former partner.

35.7% of seats in national parliament are held by women

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women. The proportion of seats held by women in LAC has increased since 2014.

Female share of employment in senior & middle management ranges from 30 to 63.9%

Share of women employed in senior and middle management was greater than the median value among all economies (32.9%) in 21 out of 23 economies in LAC.

More men than women used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills (2021)

In LAC, the proportion of women using the internet for bill payments is lower than the global rates, while for men, it is higher than the global rates.