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The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions

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  • Paula Herrera Idárraga

    (Department of Economics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Colombia)

  • Helena María Hernández

    (Colombian Tax and Customs Authority – DIAN)

  • Martha Susana Jaimes

    (Institute for Women’s Policy Research - EEUU)

Abstract

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.

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  • Paula Herrera Idárraga & Helena María Hernández & Martha Susana Jaimes, 2025. "The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, vol. 63(63), pages 229-245.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:invreg:021649
    DOI: 10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.055
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    • R20 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - General
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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