The importance of time-use surveys in informing gender policies: considerations for their design and implementation in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

12 Oct 2023 | Publication

Work area(s)

Gender affairs Economic development Planning for development Social development

Topic(s)

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Women's economic autonomy COVID-19 Sustainable development Care economy Gender statistics Social statistics Gender Gender equality Monitoring of international/regional agreements Planning Care policies Public policies Social policies and programmes Care society Time use

The importance of time-use surveys in informing gender policies: considerations for their design and implementation in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

  • Publication type: ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean (Studies and Research Papers)
  • Publication corporate author (Institutional author): NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
  • Physical description: 7 p.
  • Publisher: ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
  • UN symbol (Signature): LC/CAR/2023/12
  • Date: 12 October 2023

Abstract

Time-use surveys are data collection tools that quantitatively measure the time women and men allocate to paid and unpaid work activities in a typical day or week. These surveys provide information on the unpaid work activities that burden women more than men, such as unpaid care work. These unpaid work burdens hinder women’s participation in the labour force and contribute to the gender gap in labour markets. Hence, these surveys produce information crucial in designing social and economic policies aimed at reducing gender inequality in employment and labour market participation.

SDG(s)

1. No poverty 5. Gender equality