More than 20% of Latin Americans and Caribbeans feel they are discriminated against. Unfortunately, this is not just a perception; discrimination is an invisible reality and has a lot to do with purchasing power and place of residence. Last year, on the occasion of International Workers' Day, we published an article showing how the IDB had found that people living in vulnerable … [Read more...] about International Workers’ Day: How to reduce employment discrimination ?
Paloma Acevedo
Paloma Acevedo is an economist, Specialist in Evaluation and Urban Development in the Argentina office of the Inter-American Development Bank where she works on projects to improve vulnerable neighborhoods. He has a doctorate in Economics with a specialization in Public Policy Evaluation from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master's degree in quantitative economics from the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI). Before working at the IDB, she was a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at the World Bank working in the Office of the Chief Economist of the Human Development Sector and in the Research Department. Throughout these years, she has supported a multitude of project teams in the development of impact assessments to inform the public policies of governments around the world, some of which have been published in prestigious journals.
Have you ever been discriminated against?
You will probably have felt unfairly treated at some point, feeling that you were not given the same benefits or opportunities as the people around you. This situation increases if, in addition, you belong to a vulnerable group or minority, either because of your ethnicity, nationality, gender, place of residence, sexual condition or physical/mental capacity, among … [Read more...] about Have you ever been discriminated against?
Does living in a vulnerable neighborhood influence the options of finding a job?
Discrimination is an invisible, but actual barrier. It not only prevents part of the population from accessing the same benefits and opportunities as those who are not discriminated against, but it also slows down the development of our region. Discrimination can take many shapes and forms and manifest in multiple places. Did you know that two people with the same experience … [Read more...] about Does living in a vulnerable neighborhood influence the options of finding a job?
Do neighborhood improvement programs improve school attendance?
Every January 24 we commemorate the International Day of Education. This celebration offers us an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance of quality education for countries to break the cycle of poverty that leaves behind millions of children, youth, and adults. For this reason, today's blog will be dedicated to present a recent study that has found evidence of the … [Read more...] about Do neighborhood improvement programs improve school attendance?
10 lines of action and 20 measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in informal settlements
On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the new Coronavirus or nCoV-2019 as a pandemic. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), thousands of confirmed cases have already been reported, in almost all the countries of the region, and an increasing number of deaths. The number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of affected countries is … [Read more...] about 10 lines of action and 20 measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in informal settlements