2001News

Only 25% of working-age women are employed

The Listin Diario reports that only 25% of working-age women in the DR are employed. This contrasts with the fact that 60% of the enrollment in national universities is female. A Central Bank report on the labor market says that of 2,902,518 working-age women, only 735,000 are employed. Of these 140,527 have received a university education. The study reports that of 2,902,518 working-age men, 1,788,701 are employed.