Percentage of Women in the Global Labor Market
A slight
narrowing of the gender gap in the labor market is a product of patterns across
the lifecycles of both men and women. Considerable differences underly the
trend in the narrowing of the representation of men and women in the labor
force. This is evident across various countries. When talking of narrowing the
gap between men and women participation in the labor market the Caribbean
island nation of Jamaica stands out.
The Case for Jamaica
A new study undertaken by the
International Labor Organization (commonly abbreviated as ILO) has revealed
that Jamaica has the largest proportion of women managers, worldwide. Jamaica
emerged at the top with 59.3% ahead of the United States (42.7%), Russia
(39.1%), and the U.K. (34.2%). The study focused on the initiatives currently
in place aimed at advancing women’s participation in management.
Strong link to Policies recommended by the UN in promoting Women
Participation
Jamaica has received accolades from
entities such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for being a global
leader in championing the participation of women in the labor market. This
success in part could be a product of the country strictly following a set of
policy recommendations by the United Nations with regard to increasing women’s
managerial participation in the workforce.
Educational
Attainment and Skills Training
Educational attainment is one policy
linked to high labor force participation. In Jamaica, enrolment in tertiary
institutions is higher for females than males. Related to education attainment
is skills training. Skills training was also noted to be higher among females
(31%) compared to males (23%). Jamaica’s National Training Agency- the Human
Resources and Training organization (HART) also counts a higher enrolment of women
in it’s skills training programs.
Such
instances could explain the high percentage of female manager in the country.
Low
Fertility Rates
Fertility influence the decision of
females to work. If a woman decides to spend more time in childcare, it means she
is less likely to engage in the labor market. In Jamaica, two children per
woman is the norm, and this, when compared to other countries in the Caribbean
and Latin America, is considered a low fertility rate. The implication of this
is women in Jamaica have more time to participate in the labor force and this
could explain their high participation in the labor market.
Jamaica’s History of Women Participation
Further, Jamaica’s history of
supporting women participation in the labor market could provide an explanation
of the many women managers in the country. The Women’s Employment Act installed
in 1942 was created with the idea of enabling women in managerial positions,
especially when looking at the conditions stipulated in the legislation. One
condition holds that women employed at night could only be employed as managers
and were prohibited from engagingin manual work.
Besoshoes applauds Jamaica
Besoshoes, an online company dealing with the sale of cheap high heels, and clutch bags, applauds
Jamaica for its strides in being at the frontline of transforming the “norm” of the face of the
labor market. This achievement positions Jamaica as a role model to emulate.
Besoshoes on
improving its Workforce Representation
Besoshoes is keen to follow in the footsteps of Jamaica by improving
its professional workforce representation for women, especially in the
Caribbean region. In doing so, the company hopes to play a part in mitigating
poverty rates and promoting economic development.
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Jamaica.
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