Help wanted : can trade benefit women in Latin America?

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2010-05

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

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As most care work falls disproportionately on women, the benefits from employment in export sectors will not be realized if the care sector is not reformed. Although this may seem an unusual pairing of factors, it is important to consider social policies such as those affecting the care sector alongside trade and industrial policy. In Brazil, for example, 91% of employed women engage in non-remunerated care tasks at home, limiting opportunities for women in the outside labour force in a way that men are largely unaffected by. Interactions between international economic integration and social policies need to be analyzed.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: À la fois travailleuses et responsables des soins : les échanges commerciaux peuvent-ils profiter aux femmes de l’Amérique latine?

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GLOBALIZATION, MACROECONOMICS, TRADE POLICY, WOMEN WORKERS, TRADE OPPORTUNITIES, LATIN AMERICA, CARE WORK, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRY, SOUTH AMERICA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/45170

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (GGP) / Résultats de recherches (MCP)