Gender Lens Investing Funds: The Dawn of a New Paradigm for Impact Investing in Latin America
Gender lens investing funds have increased in relevance and number year by year in Latin America. From 2020 to 2021,…
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Personal Experiences of Women in Leadership
Slowly but surely, women continue to take on more leadership roles. Although progress has been made over the last few…
Digital Transformation with a Gender Lens
According to ECLAC, 4 out of every 10 women in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have access to…
Entrepreneurship Without Borders: Migration and Opportunities in the Impact Investing Ecosystem
Latin America is experiencing the increasing feminization of human mobility, with the number of women who have migrated across borders…
“We Can’t Wait 300 Years for Equality”: María Noel Vaeza
Pro Mujer was pleased to welcome María Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN Women,…
The Rise of Gender Bonds in Latin America
Latin America has become the leading region in gender bonds, a promising financing vehicle for institutions committed to addressing and…
Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in Latin America: Challenges and Perspectives
Even though sexual and reproductive health is core to women’s full attainment of their right to health and human rights,…
Debt Products with a Gender Lens: A Smart Bet on Women and Sustainable Development
Increasingly, the evidence shows that investing in women and betting on their potential is profitable for financial institutions and the…
Focus on the Care Economy
To address the gender gaps that impact women’s lives in Latin America, it is critical to address the unequal division…
GLI in Action: Bringing Intentionality to Gender Lens Investing
The GLI Forum LatAm 2023 opened its first day with an inspiring session with Nisha Biswal, Deputy CEO of the…
The Power of Gender Lens Investing: Stories of Real Entrepreneurs
The heart of Pro Mujer is the more than 2.5 million women whose lives have been changed over our 33…
The Future of Gender Lens Investing: Reflections Following the 2X Global Members’ Meeting and Pro Mujer GLI Forum
By Jimena Serrano, Gender Specialist, IDB Invest Gender lens investing has steadily increased over the past few years. According to…
Pro Mujer Strengthens its Commitment to Women in Latin America as Part of the Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub
Pro Mujer was proud to take another step toward advancing gender equality in Latin America by joining the Women’s Digital…
Pro Mujer’s Diabetes Chatbot Launches in Honduras Thanks to Support from Fundación Creciendo con Diabetes
Diabetes is a leading cause of disability and death in the Americas. Rising obesity rates, poor diets, and a lack…
Pro Mujer and Bolivisión Celebrate A Year of Impact
In July 2022, Pro Mujer joined forces with Bolivision, the television network with the second-highest ratings and the most extensive…
Pro Mujer México Announces New Health Partnerships with Reina Madre and Sin Reglas
According to data published by INEGI, more than 15 million women in Mexico do not have access to health care…
InnovaSalud Wins the “Entrepreneurs for Resilience” Award
As part of its integrated and holistic model, Pro Mujer offers a wide range of free and low-cost health and…
Pro Mujer Hosts Public Health Fairs for Women in Hidalgo
In August, the Pro Mujer team brought together more than 200 women at an event in Actopan, Hidalgo, to provide…
Pro Mujer Continues to Make History in Nicaragua!
As part of our commitment to supporting women in Nicaragua, Pro Mujer recently celebrated the opening of two new offices…
Pro Mujer, MEDA, and Wakami Launch Project to Support Women’s Empowerment in Guatemala
Latin America has the highest levels of income inequality in the world, marked by the feminization of poverty and unequal…
Google.org and Pro Mujer Join Forces to Support the Economic Empowerment of Women in Northern Argentina
With support from Google.org, Pro Mujer and UN Women/Fundación Gran Chaco recently launched two initiatives aimed at rural and Indigenous…
More than 300 Women Join the Emprende Pro Mujer Network in Central America
More than 300 women from Guatemala and El Salvador have accessed free training through the hybrid Emprende Pro Mujer program,…
Pro Mujer Expands Hybrid Emprende Pro Mujer Program to Central Mexico
Following the success of the hybrid Emprende Pro Mujer platform in Southeast Mexico, Pro Mujer has expanded the platform to…
Pro Mujer: Committed to Fighting Breast Cancer
The World Health Organization has declared that October is World Breast Cancer Awareness Month, aiming to increase timely detection and…
Pro Mujer Launches Initiative to Support Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in Mexico
Pro Mujer, a social enterprise with more than 33 years of experience working to advance gender equality in Latin America,…
Pro Mujer Celebrates its 33rd Anniversary Alongside Supporters and Partners
We live in a world that still limits women’s full development and active participation in society. According to a recent…
Women Migrants From Latin America Now Have Access To Online Entrepreneurship Support in United States
Latin American women who have migrated to the United States now have access to a free, online platform to help…
Does Expanding Women’s Access to Microfinance Change Their Quality of Life?
The mainstream financial system in Latin America generally ignores women, who often work in the informal economy to cover their…
Pro Mujer Issues Second Gender Bond in Argentina
The bond was issued under the simplified regime for social impact bonds approved by Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV) in…
Pro Mujer announced two Commitments to Action at Clinton Global Initiative 2023 Meeting
Pro Mujer, a social enterprise working to advance gender equality in Latin America since 1990 announced two Commitments to Action…
