Determinants and Implications of the Recent Deceleration in Female Labor Force Participation in Latin America

GASPARINI, LEONARDO; MARCHIONNI, MARIANA

Congreso; 2015 RIDGE December Forum-Workshop on Poverty and Inequality in Latin America; 2015

This paper discusses and provides evidence on the determinants of therecent deceleration in female labor force participation in Latin America. Thepaper also documents some of the implications in terms of poverty andinequality reduction of the recent patterns in female labor supply.