In Bolivia, women working in similar positions as men face lower remunerations, besides being concentrated in low-paid jobs. This paper sheds lights over the gender labor income gap evolution in Bolivia over a 25-year period (1993 to 2018). Using household surveys and applying two different methods, the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition and the Nopo decomposition, we find sound evidence of an important reduction in the gender labor income gap during the analyzed period.

En Bolivia las mujeres reciben menores remuneraciones que los hombres en trabajos similares, además de estar concentradas en trabajos de baja remuneración. El presente documento analiza la evolución de la brecha de ingresos por género en el periodo entre 1993 a 2018 en Bolivia. Utilizando encuestas de hogares y dos modelos de medición de las diferencias en el ingreso laboral, la descomposición Blinder-Oaxaca y la descomposición Nopo, se encuentra evidencia de una importante reducción en la brecha de ingreso por género en el periodo observado.

Infrastructure projects, those in the health sector particularly, account for a great opportunity to make an efficient usage of energy and water resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This study was conducted to identify the most cost-effective measures that make it possible to save energy and water consumption in health care sector infrastructure projects. To do so, the International Finance Corporation's EDGE (Excellence in design for greater efficiencies) tool was used.