A survey conducted in the third quarter of 2021 showed that more than half - **** percent - of women in Ecuador are working in the informal sector. Men had a percentage of **** percent in the same period. Women in this South American country also have a highest unemployment rate, than their male counterparts.
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INEC (Ecuador). (October 25, 2021). Share of population working in the informal sector in Ecuador in the 3rd quarter of 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284763/share-informal-sector-work-by-gender-ecuador/
INEC (Ecuador). "Share of population working in the informal sector in Ecuador in the 3rd quarter of 2021, by gender." Chart. October 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284763/share-informal-sector-work-by-gender-ecuador/
INEC (Ecuador). (2021). Share of population working in the informal sector in Ecuador in the 3rd quarter of 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284763/share-informal-sector-work-by-gender-ecuador/
INEC (Ecuador). "Share of Population Working in The Informal Sector in Ecuador in The 3rd Quarter of 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284763/share-informal-sector-work-by-gender-ecuador/
INEC (Ecuador), Share of population working in the informal sector in Ecuador in the 3rd quarter of 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284763/share-informal-sector-work-by-gender-ecuador/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Share of population working in the informal sector in Ecuador in the 3rd quarter of 2021, by gender [Graph], INEC (Ecuador), October 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284763/share-informal-sector-work-by-gender-ecuador/
