Iniciamos el 2021 con las redes sociales alertándonos que la crisis de empleo estaba afectando principalmente a las mujeres. Por ejemplo, una noticia de los Estados Unidos indicaba que todos los 140 mil empleos perdidos durante el mes de diciembre de 2020 fueron de mujeres. Más aún, la noticia reportaba que los únicos que habían recuperado empleos durante ese mes habían sido … [Lee más...] about COVID-19: Una oportunidad para transformar el empleo femenino
Laura Ripani
Laura Ripani is the Chief of the IDB's Labor Markets Division. She specializes in the area of the future of work, with a particular interest in improving opportunities for young people. She has published extensively in academic journals on labor markets, social protection, and education. With more than twenty years of experience, Laura has developed an extensive network of international contacts in the public, private, and academic sectors and has become a thought leader for labor markets and the future of work issues. Before joining the IDB, she worked at the World Bank on projects related to the link between poverty and labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has a Ph.D. and a Master's in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor's and Master's in Economics from the National University of La Plata, Argentina.
