The event, organized by COA and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, explored strategies to create more equitable ecosystems.
On the sidelines of the UN’s 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), women leaders from the public, private, and civil society sectors analyzed solutions to advance the gender equality agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The event, held on March 12 at the Council of the Americas headquarters in New York, featured the participation of Cindy Quesada, minister of Women’s Affairs of Costa Rica; Ana Baiardi, manager of Gender, Inclusion, and Diversity for CAF; and Susana García-Robles, managing partner at Capria Ventures. The leaders spoke on a panel moderated by Guadalupe Aguirre, CAF’s gender coordinator.
Facing global gender equality challenges, the discussion pushed to strengthen public-private partnerships to accelerate the equality goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and propose solutions to ensure more women-led decision-making spaces.
“One of the biggest challenges we face regarding gender equality in the region is getting more women into leadership positions, particularly in the private sector,” said Susan Segal, president and CEO of the Council of the Americas, who gave the welcome remarks for the event. “Conversations like this help shed light on this issue and address it jointly between governments and the private sector.”
This article was originally published on Americas Quarterly >
