Women Leading Microenterprises in Chile. The Challenge of Formalization from a Gender Perspective
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Micro-entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean plays a dominant role to an economic and social extent. This o...
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Formato: | artículo |
Fecha de Publicación: | 2022 |
Institución: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
Repositorio: | Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
Lenguaje: | español |
OAI Identifier: | oai:revistaspuc:article/26057 |
Enlace del recurso: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/360gestion/article/view/26057 |
Nivel de acceso: | acceso abierto |
Materia: | Micro-entrepreneurship Informal work Gender gap Chile Microemprendimiento Trabajo informal Brecha de género |
Sumario: | Micro-entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean plays a dominant role to an economic and social extent. This organizations' segment exhibits high rates of informality and precariousness in their activities, whose magnitude has far-reaching implications in societies characterized by substantive gender inequality. In turn, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the informal economy in Latin America has become relevant due to its different implications. Also, it reveals future challenges, so it is pertinent to identify aspects underlying this impact that drive and/or limit the conditions for formalizing the entrepreneurship. The aim of this study is to identify the variables that affect the formalization of microenterprises in Chile in the prepandemic scenario and to explore differences between microenterprises led by men and women. Applying a probit econometric model, aggregate results reveal drivers related to keeping accounting records, income levels above the minimum wage or intellectual capital, which would increase the probability of formalizing in both groups; however, the gender gap in income level would leave women behind. On the other hand, the probability of formalizing decreases while the number of hours of unpaid work increases, one variable that affects women to a greater extent, who practically triple the number of hours dedicated by the men to these activities. The article demands the use of the gender perspective as the key factor for research. Finally, directions for public policies and further research are suggested. |
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