As the COVID-19 pandemic struck the Southern Cone countries of Latin America, gender equality gaps, already far too wide, suffered real setbacks, reflecting the fragility of the gains made in recent years. Women took on most of the additional workload at home due to the closure of schools and care facilities, and their participation in the labor market declined sharply. Its … [Read more...] about Closing Gender Gaps in the Southern Cone: The Path for Growth
Virginia Queijo von Heideken
Virginia Queijo von Heideken is a Regional Economist at the Country Department Southern Cone of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC, and previously served as IDB Country Economist in Uruguay. Prior to joining the IDB in 2014, Virginia worked as a Senior Economist and Researcher at the Central Bank of Sweden (Riksbank). She has a Ph.D. in Economics from Institute for International Economic Studies in Sweden. Virginia has published in peer-reviewed journals and edited books in the areas of macroeconomics, monetary policy, gender, and youth.