Closing the gender gap represents an untapped potential for growth, as well as creating opportunities for women in the region to achieve their full potential in their personal and professional lives. In a recently published book by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that gathers evidence for countries in the Southern Cone - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay … [Read more...] about Three key ingredients to achieve gender equity and growth
Florencia Attademo-Hirt
Ciudadana argentina e italiana, Florencia es gerente general del departamento de países del Cono Sur, y representante en Chile. Anteriormente, fue representante en Paraguay y en Las Bahamas. Ha trabajado en varias capacidades en el BID primero en el departamento legal y luego en el lado de operaciones de la organización. Su trabajo abarca proyectos del sector público y privado, asuntos institucionales y corporativos, y aspectos estratégicos mientras se reporta a tres vicepresidentes. Tiene un J.D. de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral, en Argentina, y un LL.M. de la Universidad de Chicago Law School, recibió una beca Fulbright, y fue admitida en el Colegio de Abogados en Buenos Aires y Nueva York.
Five lessons from a gender equality hackathon
We continually read about the problem caused by the low representation of women in the technology sector, both in the education process and in the labor market. With this in mind, we started the call for what ended up being the first 100% virtual hackathon in Paraguay. In a couple of weeks, we had more than 230 people registered. We were very happy! What took us by surprise … [Read more...] about Five lessons from a gender equality hackathon