The trend is for women in the Caribbean to be overrepresented at the lower end of the labour market, and under-represented at the high end: According to the UN ECLAC report on “Advancing the economic empowerment and autonomy of women in the Caribbean through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Stuart et al., 2018), women tend to “concentrate in menial low paying jobs, often without access. [...] It also serves to limit the “transformative potential of employment for enhancing and improving the situation and status of women in the private sphere of the home as well as the public sphere in the wider society”. [...] For instance, Professor Paul Golding referring to previous reports sees the following trend that needs attention of the policy makers: The Report also evaluates the level of innovation in entrepreneurial activity measured in terms of the novelty of products or services and the application of new technology. [...] Are they a result of policies and projects initiated by the Jamaican government or results of the IMF loans extended to Jamaica, or development support by external donors for instance in the form of budget support? Or is the stabilisation of the economy due to general cyclical movements of the global economy? In response to the results of the MDG implementation, the Jamaican government implemented. [...] In the long run, and focusing on the topic of this study, Jamaica may create a positive impact on SDG 5 C, “adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels” by strengthening policies and legislation and by disaggregating and tracking the progress of women in the country.
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