Women across the world remain an underutilized resource in the labor force. Participation in the labor force averages … around 80 percent for men but only 50 percent for women - nearly half of women's productive potential remains untapped … participation (LFP) in the world during the last two decades. Women in LAC are becoming increasingly active in paid work, closing …

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and UN Women, has been …-responsible between the State, the market, the community, and families, and between men and women. …