The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
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| author | Paula Herrera Idárraga |
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| contents | The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions Paula Herrera Idárraga Helena María Hernández Martha Susana Jaimes Estudios Territoriales empleo segregación Provisión de cuidados The provision of care services can reduce gender labor gaps. As care-related economic activities are highly feminized, strengthening care services can increase women's share of total employment. Care services can also reduce the unpaid care burden and promote women's employment in other sectors, which could change sectoral gender segregation. We explore these relationships for Colombia through a regional urban analysis. We classify cities into three regions using their level of competitiveness as a broad measure of labor market dynamics. Using a fixed effects model, our results show that an increase in the importance of the care sector boosts women's labor force participation and sectoral segregation; however, we emphasize the importance of urban and regional contexts in determining the role of care provision on gender equality. 2025 artículo científico 1695-7253 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28982746010 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/28982746010.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/movil 10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.055 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=289 Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research application/pdf Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (España) Num.63 |
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| spellingShingle | The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions Paula Herrera Idárraga Estudios Territoriales empleo segregación Provisión de cuidados The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions Paula Herrera Idárraga Helena María Hernández Martha Susana Jaimes Estudios Territoriales empleo segregación Provisión de cuidados The provision of care services can reduce gender labor gaps. As care-related economic activities are highly feminized, strengthening care services can increase women's share of total employment. Care services can also reduce the unpaid care burden and promote women's employment in other sectors, which could change sectoral gender segregation. We explore these relationships for Colombia through a regional urban analysis. We classify cities into three regions using their level of competitiveness as a broad measure of labor market dynamics. Using a fixed effects model, our results show that an increase in the importance of the care sector boosts women's labor force participation and sectoral segregation; however, we emphasize the importance of urban and regional contexts in determining the role of care provision on gender equality. 2025 artículo científico 1695-7253 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28982746010 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/28982746010.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/movil 10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.055 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=289 Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research application/pdf Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (España) Num.63 |
| title | The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions |
| topic | Estudios Territoriales empleo segregación Provisión de cuidados |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28982746010 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/28982746010.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28982746010/movil |