Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) - Country Ranking - South America

Definition: The proportion of females in total employment in senior and middle management. It corresponds to major group 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 (hospitality, retail and other services managers) and minus category 13 in ISCO-88 (general managers), since these comprise mainly managers of small enterprises.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Suriname 42.17 2016
2 Brazil 38.61 2019
3 Guyana 38.47 2018
4 Ecuador 37.10 2019
5 Uruguay 35.18 2019
6 Argentina 33.14 2019
7 Chile 28.29 2009
8 Bolivia 28.08 2019

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Development Relevance: The indicator provides information on the proportion of women who are employed in decision-making and management roles in government, large enterprises and institutions.

Periodicity: Annual