AN INSIGHT TO THE GENDER EQUALITY IN THE ECUADORIAN LABOR MARKET

Abstract

The higher presence of women in Ecuadorian labor market does not necessarily involved quality or fair conditions in the labor field; the gap is still notorious, at different levels such as wages, and occupational. Ecuadorian women still confronted to preconceived ideas or stereotypes about their role at home and work, turning gender equlity an unfinished matter at local level due to some profound cultural barriers, complexity of doing business, lack of commitment of the enterprises and weak public policies. By using a simple descriptive and explorative methodology, This paper intend to decribe the current situation of the Ecuadorian Labor market from a gender equality perspective, putting in evidence the most common forms of discrimantions which challenges women in a non existent fair labor market on a daily basis. In order, to push Ecuador´s in its path towards the eradication of gender discrimination at the labor context, so all the individuals can for sure achieve genuine economic and human development, some international approaches at public and private sector will be discuss as well. This includes the corporate social responsibility initiative that has modifiy business culture of the organizations to set the best practices, free of segregation in business area