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dc.titleReliable Information as A Tool for Closing Diversity Gaps
dc.contributor.authorFrisancho, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorBustelo, Monserrat
dc.contributor.authorViollaz, Mariana
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-12-08T00:12:00
dc.date.issue2023-12-08T00:12:00
dc.description.abstractWhen closing diversity gaps, one of the major challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean is the limited amount of data reflecting this topic. The few statistics that are available on vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples and African descendants, LGBTQ persons, and people with disabilities reflect economic and social gaps in several areas. Policies designed to promote the inclusion of these groups requires identifying them and knowing what socioeconomic gaps they are facing and the causes of these inequalities. However, there are several difficulties in accessing this type of information.
dc.format.extent12
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005343
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Reliable-Information-as-A-Tool-for-Closing-Diversity_Gaps.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Informacion-confiable-como-herramienta-para-cerrar-las-brechas-de_diversidad.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGender Identity
dc.subjectIndigenous People
dc.subjectSocial Mitigation Measure
dc.subjectPerson with Disability
dc.subjectLGBTQ+
dc.subjectDiversity and Inclusion
dc.subjectAfro-Descendants
dc.subjectRace
dc.subjectEthnicity
dc.subjectGender
dc.subject.jelcodeJ15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeC83 - Survey Methods • Sampling Methods
dc.subject.jelcodeC54 - Quantitative Policy Modeling
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordsMeasurement methods;Economics of Minorities;Races;indigenous peoples;LGBTQ+;people with disabilities;Afro descendants
dc.typePolicy Briefs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-PB-00387
idb.operationRG-T3729
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