Latin American and Caribbean Women Face New Challenges
Women in Latin America and the Caribbean have seen marked improvements in health, education, employment, and political participation over the last four decades. However, as a new report from the World Bank entitled “Work and Family: Latin American and Caribbean Women in Search of a New Balance” explains, women in these parts of the world are now experiencing new challenges as they work to balance family and career.
SIGNS OF PROGRESS
- 70 million more women in Latin America and the Caribbean have entered the workforce since 1980
- Females are now outperforming males in school enrollment and educational achievements
- The younger generations of educated men are less likely to believe that men make better executives than women do
- Mortality rates in the Caribbean have dropped by 40% since the ’80s (and by 70% in the Andean region)
“Striking the right balance between work and family is perhaps one of the most demanding tasks facing women in the developed countries, and a rising challenge in emerging economies.” — from the report
NEW GENDER ROLES DEMAND NEW POLICIES
While women’s lives have improved in many ways in these regions, new challenges to their well-being have arisen as they struggle to balance work and home life in cultures where women still tend to be viewed as primary caretakers.
The World Bank’s report is intended to start a dialogue about these issues that will hopefully lead to new government policies which:
- address the difficulties that women are now facing
- offer women more freedom of choice
- facilitate their quest for balance
Learn more about the report by reading this Inter Press Service article
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