We compare labor participation rates for men and women in Cartagena between 2008 and 2013. We examine participation rates by sex, age, education, marital status and socioeconomic level with data from the Colombian National Statistical Bureau (DANE). Then, using a Probit model of labor force participation, we estimate the probability that a woman participates in the Cartagena labor market. As independent variables we use several standard set of explanatory factors. We find that men, on average, had a participation rate 20% higher than women and that education is a key explanatory variable.