Changes in Ecuador's Gender Earning Gap: An Analysis from 2000 to 2021
The gender earnings gap in Latin America is a barrier to achieving gender equality and sustainable development. In Ecuador, although there is no pronounced gender earnings gap at the aggregate level, an unexplained gap persists. Despite women often having a better labor profile than men, their income levels do not reflect this, suggesting the existence of gender biases. The total gap exists among informal sector workers, in rural areas, and among self-employed workers. Moreover, there is a heterogeneous income difference favoring men in most occupations.