In 2021, Jamaica scored 0.77 in the gender gap area of economic participation and opportunity, which means that women are 23 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, Jamaica scored 0.63 in estimated earned income, showing a gender pay gap of approximately 37 percent (on average, women's income was estimated to represent only 63 percent that of men's).
Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Jamaica in 2021, by category
* Based on constant international U.S. dollars at 2017 values.
** Including other indicators which are not shown in the graph.
Figures have been rounded. The index scores shown in the graph may slightly differ to the original three-decimal scores.
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World Economic Forum. (March 30, 2021). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Jamaica in 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803809/jamaica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
World Economic Forum. "Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Jamaica in 2021, by category." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803809/jamaica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
World Economic Forum. (2021). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Jamaica in 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803809/jamaica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
World Economic Forum. "Gender Gap Index in The Area of Economic Participation and Opportunity in Jamaica in 2021, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/803809/jamaica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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