Education, autonomy and empowerment of women in ParaguaY, 2016 y 2020

Abstract

Achieving economic autonomy for women continues to be a key focus due to the barriers they continue to face in doing so; therefore, overall objective was to determine the impact of education on the economic autonomy of Paraguayan women in 2016 and 2020. The methodology used was quantitative, bibliographical-documentary, with a deductive approach and an explanatory focus. The quantitative technique involved applying an econometric model that identified correlations between educational attainment and women´s income. The main results show that for every additional year of schooling among women, their average labor income tends to increase by 8%, confirming that higher levels of education lead to higher labor income and greater economic autonomy for women. Likewise, it was also found that among the most significant factor are being a female head of the household, increasing the years of language study, age, and sex. It is concluded that education has a significant impact on women´s income generation and, in turn, greater economic autonomy. Given that generating one´s own income is what leads women to enjoy economic autonomy and that education is a fundamental determinant of women in trades that yield higher incomes as through the National System for Labor Training System and Education and the National Service for Professional Advancement.