Women’s Month

Gender Lens Investing: A way to advance women's leadership in Latin America

By Natalia Wills, Country Representative at Pro Mujer Mexico Without gender equality, it won’t be possible to achieve sustainable development for humanity and our planet. This is why we need to double down on efforts and innovate to develop new mechanisms that accelerate closing gaps that disproportionately affect women. Gender lens investing is one way…
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Expanding health care access requires a gender perspective

By Marcos Lavandera, Global Health Innovation and Technology Coordinator Women’s leadership is essential in breaking down the barriers that exist around health care access and contributing to the development of Latin America. There is ample evidence that social structures as they currently exist are putting women at a disadvantage in numerous areas, including health care.…
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Technology and Innovation: Transforming and Empowering Women in Latin America

Jimena Barreras, Project Manager for Digital Transformation Technology plays an important role in closing digital gaps. It also increases women’s autonomy, strengthens their innate leadership, and above all, helps guarantee access to fundamental resources—such as health care and education—that can improve quality of life for women and their families. To create technologies with social impact,…
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Leading Together

Aura Estela Picado, Financial Services Manager in Nicaragua “Leading together” reminds me of Pro Mujer’s first slogan: Together, we can move forward. It has inspired me to join other women to change history. Together, we can take care of each other and be leaders to transform lives. That’s exactly what Pro Mujer means to me:…
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