“I'm a hairdresser (...) but I need to take care of my aunt [who has a severe disability], of my daughter [who's only 12 years old] and the house” says Lorena, from Río Paraná, in Corrientes, Argentina. Just like many other women in the region, Lorena must balance her professional life with housework and caregiving responsibilities. These responsibilities are particularly … [Read more...] about The caregiving crisis in informal settlements
Andrea Monje
Andrea Monje Silva is a specialist in the Gender and Diversity Division (GDI) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC, where she designs, implements, and oversees gender and diversity programs. Her current work focuses primarily on interventions to prevent and address gender-based violence, as well as on gender and diversity inclusion in citizen security and state modernization operations. Previously, she worked on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure at the IDB; on gender inclusion in transportation at the World Bank; and on women's political participation and empowerment at the IDB. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in International Development from Sciences Po Paris, France, as well as a master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland (USA).