FACTORES QUE DETERMINAN LA PARTICIPACIÓN LABORAL DE LAS MUJERES EN ECUADOR

Abstract

The female labor inclusion in a country is influenced by the factors that motivate the active participation of women in the economy. The objective of this paper is to determine the factors that affect women to enter and participate into the labor market in Ecuador. Dynamics of Ecuadorian female participation through the Human Capital Theory (HCT) are explored. HCT states that education is positively related to the inclusion in the Female Labor Participation (FLP). Data from the Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment National Survey was used. To determine the influence level of factors, binary logistic regression was used. The results show a significant relationship between the set of variables formed by educational level, marital status, age and reception of Human Development Bonus and the decision to participate or not in the labor market.