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Published originally in Spanish on AmericaEconomia.com on March 29, 2019. Opinion by: Maria Cavalcanti, President & CEO of Pro Mujer. Women across Latin America are increasingly claiming their place as the leaders-to-watch in politics, business and the media, and as entrepreneurs, entertainers, and activists. At the same time, deep political and social crises are also driving…

The digital gender divide refers to the disproportionate lack of access, skills and representation of women and girls in technology. According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), 12% fewer women use the internet as compared to men; this gap widens further to 33% in Least Developed Countries across the world. Low-income women and girls are challenged by…

This week, women throughout the province of Tucuman in Argentina participated in Pro Mujer’s annual “La Semana de las Luces” (The Week of Lights) event, where they honed digital skills and learned from specialists in health and wellness, financial education, and entrepreneurship. The festivities and trainings are aimed to benefit underserved women in the area,…

New York, NY – September, 2018 – Pro Mujer, a leading women’s development organization in Latin America, announced the appointment of Marisol Fernandez as global business development director. Fernandez brings to Pro Mujer more than 20 years of experience with a brilliant background leading capstone projects in both, the public and private sectors. Fernandez’s major…

Pro Mujer, a mission-driven social enterprise focused on empowering women and their families in Latin America, announced today a partnership with German initiative Vision Education to launch the mobile app LearnMatch for Pro Mujer beneficiaries in Argentina. The app, developed by Vision Education, allows users to learn vocabulary in a foreign language while playing virtual…