Regarding social gender equality, Peru is the one with the largest gap in favor of men with 10% compared to women, with a tendency to rise, while the average in Latin America is 7%.
This is revealed by the Index of Social Development of Women and Men (Idsmh) in Latin American Countries 2023, prepared by the Centrum of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).
The study shows that the search for equality between women and men has yet to be firmly upheld in all Latin American countries, since there is a gap favorable to men over women. Only one region out of a total of 191 subnational political demarcations evaluated (Michoacán de Ocampo, in Mexico) achieved a gap favorable to women with just 0.8%.
Another indicator that reflects the inequality between men and women is the sample on the treatment of both genders in the regions. According to the study, the average advantage in the social development index between men and women increases if we consider when it comes to samples in the interior of the country, registering an average advantage of 14.3% of men over Latin American women, reaching this brand to exceed 20% in Andean countries such as Ecuador and Peru.
The information was presented by the Centrum, the PUCP school for good business, after evaluating and classifying the eight most important economies in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador) on issues of education, health, autonomy and opportunities.
According to the 2021 PAR Ranking, in that year 23% of top-level positions in the organizational structure of Peruvian companies were held by women, two points more than in 2020. Photo: diffusion
The results of the study indicate that in the health and education dimensions there are fewer gaps and advantages of men over women. In health, the gap is favorable to women in 148 regions out of a total of 191, while in education the gap is favorable to women in 107 regions.
The results are totally opposed in the dimensions autonomy and opportunities. In the area of autonomy, the gap is absolutely favorable to men in all regions; meanwhile, in the opportunities dimension the gap is favorable to men in 161 regions.
Unfavorable to Peru
According to the study, the gender gap in Peru is unfavorable for women, with an average of -12.1% and most regions (19 out of 26) with a gap greater than 10%. Regarding the position that Peru occupies in comparison with other Latin American countries, women are located in last place in the general index and in the opportunity dimension, but 6th place in the dimensions of education and health.
On the other hand, men occupy the last place in the opportunity index, but the 2nd place in autonomy.
On average, the Idsmh of women in Peru is lower than the Latin American average, while for men, except for the dimension of autonomy, they are below the average.
The women of Metropolitan Lima and Ica reach a low Idsmh, as well as 19 other regions that register a very low index, while those residing in Cajamarca, San Martín, Huancavelica, Apurímac and Huánuco reach an extremely low Idsm.
“The differences at the regional level can be worrying, especially in terms of economic autonomy and decision-making of men over women, however, it is necessary to know what policies that involve health, education and the economy of our compatriots are what give rise to these gaps”, said Luis del Carpio, director of the Office for the Transfer of Research Results (OTRI) of Centrum PUCP.
In Peru, the gender gap is not a favorable factor for women. Photo: diffusion
Differences need to be reduced
By way of conclusions, the report of the center says that it can be inferred that it is necessary to balance policies to reduce gender differences.
Policies need to be more aggressive to reduce the large gaps in autonomy and opportunities in favor of men.
The differences are very worrying, especially in economic autonomy (due to differences in income, unpaid work and economic dependency), and decision-making; as well as in terms of variables such as employment (adequate employment and underemployment).
The word
Luis del Carpio, PUCP Center
“The differences at the regional level are worrisome, butespecially in terms of economic autonomy and men’s decision-making over women. Inequality remains.”
Source: Larepublica
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