What picture comes to mind when you think of the word “leadership”? If we do a quick search on the internet, we still see images of men leading teams or work groups, or masculine or corporate-style illustrations leading others toward the achievement of goals. Try it—do your own search and you’ll see what we mean. The results change if we add the word … [Read more...] about Promoting Women’s Leadership in the Workplace
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Artificial Intelligence: What It Brings and What It Changes in the World of Work
We may often feel confused when talking about artificial intelligence (AI) and its relevance today. It is therefore important to be clear that, unlike other automation processes that have been tried before and throughout history, rather focused on repetitive tasks, AI refers to any technology that enables computers to imitate human abilities. What Is Artificial … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence: What It Brings and What It Changes in the World of Work
Silver Talent: What’s Happening with Employment and Entrepreneurship Among Older Adults?
“Hello, can you see me?” This was the question with which Peruvian entrepreneur and founder of TV Plateada, Cecilia Barreto, opened her remarks at the EU-LAC Silver Economy Forum. This event, held in January 2025 in Barcelona and co-organized by the IDB and Fundación “la Caixa,” aimed to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the silver economy, as well as to share … [Read more...] about Silver Talent: What’s Happening with Employment and Entrepreneurship Among Older Adults?
Bridging the Gap: Expanding Social Security for All Workers
“The real complaint of the worker is the insecurity of his existence. He is not sure he will always have a job, he is not sure he will always be healthy, and he foresees that one day he will be old and unable to work.” Although these words sound like they were written for today, they were penned over a century ago by Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor known … [Read more...] about Bridging the Gap: Expanding Social Security for All Workers
The demographic wave drives the silver economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
When Gabriel García Márquez was working on one of his most iconic stories, “No One to Writes to the Colonel,” it was 1960, and in Colombia, each woman had an average of nearly seven children. He himself had 11 siblings, which was not unusual in his hometown of Aracataca. Twenty years later, he could have titled his work “Chronicle of an Announced Aging,” because the fertility … [Read more...] about The demographic wave drives the silver economy in Latin America and the Caribbean