Meses atrás realizei uma apresentação para especialistas de infraestrutura sobre a importância de promover uma maior participação feminina em postos técnicos do setor. Do palco, eu pude notar que me escutavam com interesse, mas compartilhavam a mesma duvida: “O que podemos fazer se não há mulheres engenheiras suficientes para preencher estas posições?”. Não é a primeira vez que … [Consulte Mais informação...] about Meninas e ciências: 3 formas de apoiar as engenheiras do futuro
Andrea Monje
Andrea Monje Silva is a specialist in the Gender and Diversity Division (GDI) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC, where she designs, implements, and oversees gender and diversity programs. Her current work focuses primarily on interventions to prevent and address gender-based violence, as well as on gender and diversity inclusion in citizen security and state modernization operations. Previously, she worked on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure at the IDB; on gender inclusion in transportation at the World Bank; and on women's political participation and empowerment at the IDB. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in International Development from Sciences Po Paris, France, as well as a master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland (USA).