Browsing by Author "Mateo Díaz, Mercedes"
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Cashing in on Education : Women, Childcare, and Prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes (World Bank, BID, 2016)Investments in education across countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have transformed the lives of millions of girls and the prospects of their families and societies. Unleashing the full economic potential of women ... -
Childcare and Women's Labor Participation : Evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Rodriguez Chamussy, Lourdes (BID, 2013-10)Reliable and affordable non-parental childcare is intimately related to female participation and other outcomes in the labor market given the conflicting demand for women's time on both, work and care activities. In terms ... -
Educación que rinde : mujeres, trabajo y cuidado infantil en América Latina y el Caribe. Resumen
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Rodríguez-Chamussy, Lourdes (World Bank, BID, 2016)En décadas recientes, los países en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) han invertido una cantidad sustanciosa de recursos en la educación de las niñas.1 Como resultado, la brecha de género en la matrícula para la escuela ... -
Ley de guarderías en México y los desafíos institucionales de conectar familia y trabajo
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Rodriguez Chamussy, Lourdes; Grafe, Fernando (BID, 2014-05)Respecto a otros países en América Latina, México está rezagado en dos dimensiones: la tasa de participación laboral femenina es una de las más bajas y el alcance de los programas de desarrollo infantil temprano es limitado, ... -
Under the "Cloak of Invisibility" : Gender Bias in Teaching Practices and Learning Outcomes
Bassi, Marina; Blumberg, Rae Lesser; Mateo Díaz, Mercedes (BID, 2016-05)This paper analyzes gender bias in teaching in low-performing schools in Chile. To carry out the analyses, the authors used videotaped classes for fourth graders and coded 237 tapings. Results show a general (although not ... -
Who Cares About Childcare? Estimations of Childcare Use in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Rodríguez Chamussy, Lourdes (BID, 2015-05)This technical note describes the methodological decisions for the estimation of comparable figures of participation rates in formal childcare in Latin America and the Caribbean, through data from available nationally ...