Childcare damage on careers in Latin America 2020

Latin American respondents believe that having childcare responsibilities can more likely damage a woman's career, compared to a man's. According to a survey carried out in January 2020, 48 percent of respondents in Chile thought taking care of children would harm a woman's career, but only five percent believed it would damage a man's career.

Public opinion on the impact of childcare responsibilities in a person's career in select Latin American countries in 2020

Characteristic	More likely to damage the career of a woman	Equally likely to damage the career of both	More likely to damage the career of a man
Chile	48%	24%	5%
Argentina	41%	30%	5%
Mexico	39%	26%	7%
Brazil	33%	29%	8%
Peru	31%	32%	6%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Central and South America, Mexico

Survey time period

January 24 to February 7, 2020

Number of respondents

19,704 respondents*

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Respondents aged 16 to 74 across 26 countries.

The source worded the question as follows : "Please say whether you think each of the following is more likely to damage the career of a woman who does this, more likely to damage the career of a man who does this, whether they are equally likely to damage the career of men and women who do this: Having childcare responsibilities during the working day".
Regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent the source states: "Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses".

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