The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions

The provision of care services can reduce gender labor gaps. As care-related economic activities are highly feminized, strengthening care services can increase women's share of total employment. Care services can also reduce the unpaid care burden and promote women's employment in other se...

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Authors: Herrera Idárraga, Paula, Hernández, Helena María, Jaimes, Martha Susana
Format: article
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repository:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Language:English
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/66389
https://dx.doi.org/10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.055
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Keyword:Care provision
Segregation
Employment
Provisión de cuidados
Segregación
Empleo
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
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spelling The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regionsEl papel del sector de cuidados urbanos en el empleo femenino y la segregación de género en las regiones de ColombiaHerrera Idárraga, PaulaHernández, Helena MaríaJaimes, Martha SusanaCare provisionSegregationEmploymentProvisión de cuidadosSegregaciónEmpleoEconomíaGeografíaSociologíaEconomicsGeographySociologyThe provision of care services can reduce gender labor gaps. As care-related economic activities are highly feminized, strengthening care services can increase women's share of total employment. Care services can also reduce the unpaid care burden and promote women's employment in other sectors, which could change sectoral gender segregation. We explore these relationships for Colombia through a regional urban analysis. We classify cities into three regions using their level of competitiveness as a broad measure of labor market dynamics. Using a fixed effects model, our results show that an increase in the importance of the care sector boosts women's labor force participation and sectoral segregation; however, we emphasize the importance of urban and regional contexts in determining the role of care provision on gender equality.La provisión de servicios de cuidado puede reducir las brechas laborales de género. Dado que las actividades económicas relacionadas con el cuidado están altamente feminizadas, fortalecer los servicios de cuidado puede aumentar la participación de las mujeres en el empleo total. Los servicios de cuidado también pueden reducir la carga del cuidado no remunerado y promover el empleo femenino en otros sectores, lo que podría cambiar la segregación sectorial por género. Exploramos estas relaciones para Colombia a través de un análisis regional urbano. Clasificamos las ciudades en tres regiones utilizando su nivel de competitividad como una medida amplia de la dinámica del mercado laboral. Utilizando un modelo de efectos fijos, nuestros resultados muestran que un aumento en la importancia del sector de cuidados impulsa la participación laboral femenina y la segregación sectorial; sin embargo, enfatizamos la importancia de los contextos urbanos y regionales en la determinación del papel de la provisión de cuidados en la igualdad de género.Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR)20252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/66389https://dx.doi.org/10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.055reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/663892026-06-18T11:13:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
El papel del sector de cuidados urbanos en el empleo femenino y la segregación de género en las regiones de Colombia
title The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
spellingShingle The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
Herrera Idárraga, Paula
Care provision
Segregation
Employment
Provisión de cuidados
Segregación
Empleo
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
title_short The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
title_full The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
title_fullStr The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
title_full_unstemmed The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
title_sort The role of urban care sector in women’s employment and gender segregation in Colombian regions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Herrera Idárraga, Paula
Hernández, Helena María
Jaimes, Martha Susana
author Herrera Idárraga, Paula
author_facet Herrera Idárraga, Paula
Hernández, Helena María
Jaimes, Martha Susana
author_role author
author2 Hernández, Helena María
Jaimes, Martha Susana
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Care provision
Segregation
Employment
Provisión de cuidados
Segregación
Empleo
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
topic Care provision
Segregation
Employment
Provisión de cuidados
Segregación
Empleo
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
description The provision of care services can reduce gender labor gaps. As care-related economic activities are highly feminized, strengthening care services can increase women's share of total employment. Care services can also reduce the unpaid care burden and promote women's employment in other sectors, which could change sectoral gender segregation. We explore these relationships for Colombia through a regional urban analysis. We classify cities into three regions using their level of competitiveness as a broad measure of labor market dynamics. Using a fixed effects model, our results show that an increase in the importance of the care sector boosts women's labor force participation and sectoral segregation; however, we emphasize the importance of urban and regional contexts in determining the role of care provision on gender equality.
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