Pro Mujer Receives Support from Airbnb to Provide Training to Women Entrepreneurs in Quintana Roo
Located in Southeast Mexico, Quintana Roo is internationally recognized for its tourist attractions and natural beauty. In 2022, the state…
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Pro Mujer and The UPS Foundation Announce the Results of their Collaboration in Mexico and Guatemala and Expand Impact to Argentina
After a successful first year of collaboration focused on supporting women entrepreneurs in Mexico and Guatemala, The UPS Foundation, the…
Dreams Come True Thanks to Pro Mujer Digital
For Ofelia López, the loan from Pro Mujer Digital was an answer to her prayers. Or more like a dream…
Mujer Segura: Eradicating Gender-Based Violence Is an Urgent Obligation
Gender-based violence continues to be an alarming reality. Globally, nearly 89,000 women and girls were murdered in 2022, the highest…
Pro Mujer Closes 2023 with Significant Successes in the Program to Support Women with Breast Cancer
More than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the…
Sana y Segura, the Project Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health among Mexican Women
According to the Mexican Ministry of Health’s latest records, the maternal mortality rate in the country has dropped by 13.5…
Pro Mujer Opens a New Branch in Guatemala!
In 2022, Pro Mujer expanded its geographic footprint and opened its first office in Guatemala City, with the objective of…
Pro Mujer Joins Forces with Three Leading Organizations to Support Women’s Development in Latin America
Pro Mujer recently announced new initiatives focused on expanding the impact of Emprende Pro Mujer, the online entrepreneurial training program…
Pro Mujer Publishes First Book – Ellas Emprenden: Historias de mujeres Latinoamericanas
At the fourth edition of the GLI Forum LatAm, Pro Mujer is proud to share the publication of She Ventures:…
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,…
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…
