Brazil’s labor market staged a strong post-pandemic recovery, but it has been unequal. Women’s participation in the labor force remains far behind men’s. Closing this gap by half could lift growth by around 0.5 percentage point per year in the process. ENG: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/02/11/cf-brazil-can-boost-growth-by-bringing-more-women-into-the-labor-force(IMF)