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dc.titleWhat Are the Gaps in Health and Education That Women Face throughout Their Lives?
dc.contributor.authorBustelo, Monserrat
dc.contributor.authorFrisancho, Verónica
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.abstractIn recent years, significant progress has been made toward implementing policies and programs to support gender equity in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, large disparities continue to exist between men and women in educational and health outcomes. In the region, girls perform better than boys in soft skills and language at an early age and the school attendance gaps favor women at all levels. However, once in school, male students tend to perform better in mathematics in standardized tests compared to their female peers at age 15, with important implications for womens decisions on their future educational and career paths. At the same time, a large proportion of women in the region still lack access to reproductive technology. The maternal mortality rate remains high and tends to correlate with both low income levels and lack of prenatal care. Also, the rate of teen motherhood (1519 years old) is very high.
dc.format.extent13
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005344
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/What-Are-the-Gaps-in-Health-and-Education-That-Women-Face-throughout-Their_Lives.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Que-brechas-en-salud-y-educacion-enfrentan-las-mujeres-a-lo-largo-del-ciclo_de-vida.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectHealthcare Access
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectTeaching of Mathematics
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectGender Gap
dc.subjectMaternal Health Services
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectTeenage Pregnancy
dc.subjectIndigenous People
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectAfro-Descendants
dc.subjectEducational Level
dc.subjectRating
dc.subjectPerson with Disability
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeI24 - Education and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeJ15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordshealth;Education;gender gaps;women;indigenous people;African descendants’ people;persons with disabilities
dc.typePolicy Briefs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-PB-00388
idb.operationRG-T3729
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