Reliable Information as A Tool for Closing Diversity Gaps
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
December 2023
Subject
Gender Identity;
Indigenous People;
Social Mitigation Measure;
Person with Disability;
LGBTQ+;
Diversity and Inclusion;
Afro-Descendants;
Race;
Ethnicity;
Gender
JEL code
J15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination;
J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination;
C83 - Survey Methods • Sampling Methods;
C54 - Quantitative Policy Modeling;
J18 - Public Policy
Category
Policy Briefs
When 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.
