Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training program
This study presents the outcomes of a technical and life-skills training program in Mexico aimed to help women from low socioeconomic status (SES) find formal employment in sales, retail, and/or customer service. To determine the extent to which the program reached its target population and its impa...
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| description | This study presents the outcomes of a technical and life-skills training program in Mexico aimed to help women from low socioeconomic status (SES) find formal employment in sales, retail, and/or customer service. To determine the extent to which the program reached its target population and its impacts, researchers analyzed a national database of over sixty-eight thousand Mexican beneficiaries from 2016 to 2020 and conducted telephone surveys with a representative sample of women beneficiaries in Veracruz. Results from the national-level analysis of 5,326 women participants identified as low SES indicate that 23 % found better economic and educational opportunities. The state-level analysis of 94 low SES women in Veracruz was higher, with 40 % reporting to have found better opportunities; of those who reported salary information, roughly half improved their income. Lessons learned are discussed regarding reaching target populations and the potential of job training programs in developing countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5e97d95e2da497b891d6101cd8662c82023-12-06T00:01:28ZengUniversidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Cooperación para el DesarrolloRevista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo2254-20352022-05-01111182202https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.618Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training programShaye S Worthman0Adriana Rueda-Barrios1Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)This study presents the outcomes of a technical and life-skills training program in Mexico aimed to help women from low socioeconomic status (SES) find formal employment in sales, retail, and/or customer service. To determine the extent to which the program reached its target population and its impacts, researchers analyzed a national database of over sixty-eight thousand Mexican beneficiaries from 2016 to 2020 and conducted telephone surveys with a representative sample of women beneficiaries in Veracruz. Results from the national-level analysis of 5,326 women participants identified as low SES indicate that 23 % found better economic and educational opportunities. The state-level analysis of 94 low SES women in Veracruz was higher, with 40 % reporting to have found better opportunities; of those who reported salary information, roughly half improved their income. Lessons learned are discussed regarding reaching target populations and the potential of job training programs in developing countries.http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/618/618.esjob trainingeconomic empowermentgender inequalitymexicolatin america |
| spellingShingle | Shaye S Worthman Adriana Rueda-Barrios Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training program Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo job training economic empowerment gender inequality mexico latin america |
| title | Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training program |
| title_full | Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training program |
| title_fullStr | Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training program |
| title_short | Economic opportunities for Mexican women from low socioeconomic status: results from a technical and life skills training program |
| title_sort | economic opportunities for mexican women from low socioeconomic status results from a technical and life skills training program |
| topic | job training economic empowerment gender inequality mexico latin america |
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