An Analysis of the Socio-demographic Differences in Ecuadorian Economically Active Population between Genders

Maria Gabriela Guevara Segarra; Saul Orlando Ortiz Santacruz; Efstathios Stefos

doi:10.5539/mas.v11n8p7

An Analysis of the Socio-demographic Differences in Ecuadorian Economically Active Population between Genders

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La equidad de género y el desarrollo son temas comunes en todo el mundo. Los Organismos Internacionales a través de sus programas especializados y los Estados a través de sus políticas públicas han realizado grandes esfuerzos para lograr estos objetivos planteados a nivel internacional y local. Sin embargo, es necesario conocer la percepción de la población sobre el logro de estas metas, e incidir en los agentes económicos que son responsables de la toma de decisiones. El presente trabajo de investigación cualitativa determina el perfil sociodemográfico de la población económicamente activa ecuatoriana e identifica las principales características por género: grupo racial, condiciones de actividad e inactividad, educación, empleo, pobreza y satisfacción laboral. Los resultados obtenidos muestran las diferencias en las variables relacionadas con las condiciones de actividad e inactividad, el uso de la tecnología, la educación y el empleo. Los resultados pretenden ser una fuente de información útil en la creación de políticas públicas enfocadas a la reducción de la pobreza y la equidad de género.

Translated title of the contribution	Un análisis de las diferencias sociodemográficas en la población económicamente activa ecuatoriana entre géneros
Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Modern Applied Science
Volume	11
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5539/mas.v11n8p7
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2017

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