Labor market gender gap index in Ecuador 2024, by area
In 2024, Ecuador scored 0.71 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are around 29 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, the country scored 0.58 in wage equality for similar work, which shows a gender gap of approximately 42 percent (women are 42 percent less likely to receive an equal wage for similar work in comparison to men). Political empowerment is the gender gap category where Ecuador scores the worst.