Closing gender economic gaps not only equalizes the playing field between men and women. Gender parity also allows for harnessing 100% of the population's talent to accelerate the growth of Latin America and the Caribbean. According to estimates from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for countries in the Southern Cone, closing the gender economic gap implies an … [Read more...] about Gender Parity Accelerators in Latin America: Boosting Opportunities for Women
María Teresa Villanueva
María Teresa Villanueva es Especialista Principal de Género y Diversidad del BID. Cuenta con experiencia profesional en el desarrollo de alianzas público-privadas para promover la equidad de género a nivel regional, promoción de políticas públicas y programas para una participación más efectiva de la mujer en la fuerza laboral y en el liderazgo a nivel público y privado. Obtuvo una maestría en Gerencia para el Desarrollo de American University en la ciudad de Washington, D.C y un doble pregrado en Economía y Administración de Negocios de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín de Guatemala.
COVID-19: An opportunity to transform female employment
We started 2021 with social networks alerting us that the employment crisis was affecting mainly women. For example, a news item from the United States indicated that all 140,000 jobs lost during December 2020 were for women. Furthermore, the news reported that the only ones who had recovered jobs during that month had been men. Similarly, the newly elected first female vice … [Read more...] about COVID-19: An opportunity to transform female employment
25 years after Beijing, what are LAC countries doing to close gender economic gaps?
The famous phrase “women rights are human rights” was first spoken 25 years ago, when the nations of the world met in Beijing, China to make concrete commitments to close gender gaps. Since then, hundreds of local and international organizations have been working to uphold women’s rights and achieve equal economic participation, including the Inter-American Development Bank … [Read more...] about 25 years after Beijing, what are LAC countries doing to close gender economic gaps?
Why are men better at networking?
When I started graduate school almost 20 years ago, one of the first pieces of advice I received in college focused on the power of three words: networking, networking, networking. The key to professional success goes beyond books and good grades, we were told: networking is as important as the degrees you have and what you know. And indeed, different studies show that the … [Read more...] about Why are men better at networking?