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Table 1 The gender gap in paid work, employment, and earnings in developing countries and Latin America and the Caribbean.

From: Evidence-based gender equality policy and pay in Latin America and the Caribbean: progress and challenges

 

Developing countries

Latin America and the Caribbean

Minutes worked per day, 2010

Percent of the population age 15+ employed, 2014

Earnings of women relative to men (ratio), 2013

Paid

Unpaid

Total

(A)

(B)

(C) = (A) + (B)

(D)

(E)

Men

300

80

380

75

1

Women

160

270

430

50

0.87

Gap

140

− 190

− 50

25

0.13

  1. Employment is defined as work performed for others in exchange for pay or profit (ILO 2013a)