In the past The Costa Rica Star has published on women appealing the Court of Human Rights to overturn in-vitro fertilization laws in Costa Rica.

Data from World Bank (WB), claims that female employment in Costa Rica increased 15 percent from 2000 to 2010.

A representative of the World Bank, said that the report entitled “The effect of the economic power of women in Latin America and the Caribbean” (PDF), shows the consequences of the increased employment of women in the region.

Costa Rica stands out in these figures, it is the country with the highest employment rate.

However, the concern is that this didn´t occur along with equal salaries, in relation to men, mainly in high-level jobs where the difference is greater than in lower-level jobs.

The report also emphasizes the importance of the family where both parents have a job, because this resulted in an increase in the women’s academic levels. The educational rates in High School levels increased from 62% to 75% and the University education rates increased from 23% to 41%.