20 Percent of Breadwinners in Lima, Peru are Females

Posted on: November 15th, 2007
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“Based on a study done in Metropolitan Lima, the Labor Ministry reported that a woman was the breadwinner in 20 percent of the households in Lima, Peru.

The study also showed that out of the 20 percent of female breadwinners, over one third of them were divorced or separated while approximately 25 percent of them were single, 23 percent were widows and less than 9 percent were married. The remainder were women living with their partner.”*

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