Despite this, Colombia joins the list of countries where the gender gap is pronounced and problems related to violence and care of daughters and sons are evident.

According to the World Bank report, women, business and the law, it was highlighted that women in the world do not enjoy even two-thirds of the rights of men.

Furthermore, the report highlighted that it is worrying that no country offers equal opportunities to women, both for work, education, security, among others.

The labor market for women in Colombia continues to be a challenge.

According to DANE figures, for January 2024, the unemployment rate for the national total was 15.9% for women, while that for men was 10.4% with a gender gap of 5.5 points. percentages.

According to Laura Correa Cristancho, coordinator of the Economics program at the School of Business and International Development of the Gran Colombiano Polytechnic, “it is evident there.”

the persistent gender disparity in access to employment and the urgency of implementing measures to transform this reality