Abstract
Gender equity and development are common issues worldwide. International Organizations through their specialized programs and the states through their public policies have made high efforts to accomplish these goals raised internationally and locally. However, it is necessary to know the perception of the population about the achievement of these goals, and to influence the economic agents who are responsible of decision making. The present qualitative research work determines the social-demographic profile of the Ecuadorian economically active population and identifies the main characteristics by gender: racial group, activity and inactivity conditions, education, employment, poverty, and job satisfaction. The obtained results show the differences in variables related to activity and inactivity conditions, use of technology, education, and employment. The results pretend to be a useful source of information in the creation of public policies focused on poverty reduction and gender equity.
Highlights
Eradicating poverty, promoting universal education, gender equity, women’s empowerment and equitable development are some of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of 2000
In order to determine the perception of the Ecuadorian population about these kind of issues, the objective of the present research work is to determine the demographic, financial, educational and social profile of men and women between 15 and 64 years old and remark the common characteristics and main differences between these two groups and relate these results to the development objectives planned by the government
It is expected that it influences the design of new economic and social public policies focused on reducing gender parity mainly in paid and unpaid employment, technological access and usage, training and other interesting information obtained from this research
Summary
Eradicating poverty, promoting universal education, gender equity, women’s empowerment and equitable development are some of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of 2000. The analyzed variables are: gender, age, marital status, language, racial group, place of birth, place of residence, natural region, educational attainment, activity and inactivity condition, activity branch, job satisfaction, training, technology use and access, income poverty and extreme income poverty (Organización Mundial del Comercio, 1998). This qualitative research used bidirectional contingency tables to identify the differences between men and women. It is expected that it influences the design of new economic and social public policies focused on reducing gender parity mainly in paid and unpaid employment, technological access and usage, training and other interesting information obtained from this research
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