Empowering Latin American Women: Employment and Education, 1960-2010

Abstract

This research article aims to investigate the changing conditions of the empowerment of Latin American women in the workplace and in school from 1960 to 2010 in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Uruguay. The analysis is based on a descriptive study of statistical data resulting from microdata provided by population censuses, by discretizing data related to indicators of labor market and education. A positive evolution in indicators of empowering Latin American women was observed; nevertheless, there are still significant delays compared to men.