{"id":143356,"date":"2023-03-16T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-gender-lens-investing-is-vital-for-creating-inclusive-economic-opportunities-for-women-in-latin-america\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:00:02","slug":"la-inversion-desde-la-perspectiva-de-genero-es-vital-para-crear-oportunidades-economicas-inclusivas-para-las-mujeres-en-latinoamerica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-inversion-desde-la-perspectiva-de-genero-es-vital-para-crear-oportunidades-economicas-inclusivas-para-las-mujeres-en-latinoamerica\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Lens Investing Is Vital for Creating Inclusive Economic Opportunities for Women in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 <b><i>Pro Mujer CEO Carmen Correa Calls it an Essential Responsibility &#8211;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 16, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Gender lens investing is an immediate and urgent priority for nations serious about advancing gender equality, closing the gender gap, and creating stronger economies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg1d66left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg1d66left\" title=\"Pro Mujer\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1834539\/Pro_Mujer_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Mujer\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>This bold position was expressed this week during <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3811450-1&amp;h=169255974&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.un.org%2Fen%2Fasset%2Fk1a%2Fk1ajr97raq&amp;a=The+2023+Development+Cooperation+Forum+(DCF)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 2023 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF)<\/a> at the United Nations in New York City.\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-person\">Carmen Correa<\/span>, CEO of the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3811450-1&amp;h=1774612278&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpromujer.org%2Fb2b%2Fen%2F&amp;a=Pro+Mujer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pro Mujer<\/a> and a panelist at the forum, made clear that creating prosperous businesses and countries is impossible if only 50% of available talent is utilized.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Mujer, a social enterprise with more than 32 years of experience working to advance gender equality in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, has a unique appreciation of the barriers women in the region face daily in terms of access to financial resources, health services and career opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Pro Mujer, we know that streamlining gender and intersectional approaches across operations presents an opportunity to bridge the gender gap and create equal opportunities for women,&#8221; Ms. Correa told the forum participants. &#8220;We must work collaboratively to address the needs of the most vulnerable in the region as a pathway to managing multiple crisis simultaneously,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, March 14, 2023<\/span> Pro Mujer&#8217;s\u00a0CEO participated as a panelist in <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3811450-1&amp;h=169255974&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.un.org%2Fen%2Fasset%2Fk1a%2Fk1ajr97raq&amp;a=The+2023+Development+Cooperation+Forum+(DCF)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 2023 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF)<\/a> at the United Nations in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>. Speaking during the Forum at the United Nations, Ms. Correa addressed how countries can balance the pressing priorities of development to manage multiple crises simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve international cooperation and address the barriers limiting women&#8217;s potential in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, Pro Mujer is working with the Development Cooperation Forum to design effective products, services and policies through gender-lens investing. This approach incorporates micro-loans, fostering women entrepreneurship, and providing health and educational supports that can lift women&#8217;s opportunities throughout the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Challenges impacting women&#8217;s participation in the labor market in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> include the COVID-19 pandemic&#8217;s disproportionate effects on women who were compelled to forsake opportunities as they assumed greater responsibilities for family care.\u00a0 In 2020, for example, approximately 57% of women were employed in sectors where the pandemic had a higher negative impact on employment and income, including retail, domestic and care work, manufacturing, tourism, administrative services, real estate, and the health sector.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, lockdowns and pandemic restrictions exacerbated the care crisis and increased women&#8217;s workload, affecting their health and, in many cases, forcing them to leave their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Political, economic, social and environmental factors also disproportionately diminish women as compared with men. Further, explained Ms. Correa:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Only 18.6% of women are enrolled in public social security systems in the region.<\/li>\n<li>The labor force participation rate for women is 23% lower for women than for men.<\/li>\n<li>Of the 25 countries with the highest femicide rates, 14 are in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Although <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> is the region with the highest number of women entrepreneurs, and half of small- and medium-sized enterprises are founded and managed by women, 73% of the companies led by women do not have access to any sort of startup capital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To address these challenges, Ms. Correa told the Development Cooperation Forum that greater international collaboration across the members of the Economic and Social Council is vital for enhancing opportunities for women.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Pro Mujer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pro Mujer is a social enterprise that has worked for more than 32 years to provide women in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> with services and tools to help them reach their full potential, improve their living conditions, and become agents of change in their communities. The organization uses a holistic and comprehensive model to expand women&#8217;s access to health services, increase their financial inclusion, and provide them with training opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Mujer is a pioneer in promoting and raising awareness about gender-lens investing as an effective mechanism to close gender gaps and boost productivity in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>. The organization&#8217;s work is closely aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contributes tangible results to eight SDGs: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, and 16. More information is available at <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3811450-1&amp;h=711975618&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.promujer.org%2F&amp;a=www.promujer.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.promujer.org<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3811450-1&amp;h=1125773991&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1834539%2FPro_Mujer_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1834539%2FPro_Mujer_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1834539\/Pro_Mujer_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Pro Mujer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 <b><i>Pro Mujer CEO Carmen Correa Calls it an Essential Responsibility &#8211;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 16, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Gender lens investing is an immediate and urgent priority for nations serious about advancing gender equality, closing the gender gap, and creating stronger economies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg1d66left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%;text-align: left\">&lt;img id=&quot;prnejpg1d66left&quot; title=&quot;Pro Mujer&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143356"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143367,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143356\/revisions\/143367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}