Additionally, 83.8 percent of cases of attempted homicides are against women, while in 90.6 percent of cases of crimes against sexual liberty, the victims are women. Women present one hundred percent of charges of torture, abandonment, sexual harassment and incest. In Chile, serious problems persist, particularly with regard to the participation of women in society. According to the United Nations Development Fund, in the area of women's access to education, Chile rates thirty-ninth in the world since school attendance is high for both girls and boys. This suggests that Chilean women have limited access to high-level jobs.
Chile has laws to limit discrimination against women in the workplace.
For example, there is a law prohibiting the use of pregnancy tests during hiring or promotion processes. The Labor Code has also included reforms to protect maternity, to guarantee Sunday rest days for workers at shopping centers and to make it mandatory for companies with more than 20 female workers to establish infant daycare centers. Additionally, there is a law that extends maternity benefits to women who have adopted a child. Nevertheless, laws that increase protection of women in the workplace must still be enacted. There is a lack of knowledge about gender gaps and their relationship to regulatory frameworks.