What Could Roe’s Overturn Mean for Latin America?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring viewpoints on the effects of the overturn of Roe vs. Wade on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Joan Caivano
United States | Senior Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue
Joan Caivano is a senior advisor at the Inter-American Dialogue. During her 28 years at the Dialogue, Caivano has directed a range of institutional initiatives, including the Linowitz Forum, CAF Conference, and Congressional Program, and served as secretary to the Board. She also managed the Dialogue’s work on gender issues—including women’s leadership in the Americas, reproductive rights, and LGBT equality and inclusion—and supported its work on development and communications. Currently, she serves as a senior advisor to the Dialogue on an ad hoc, consulting basis.
Caivano has worked previously at the Overseas Development Council and Brookings Institution and managed small business and alternative arts enterprises. Caivano holds an MA degree in Latin American studies from Georgetown University, where she also completed her undergraduate studies.
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Mi primera reacción [a La Iniciativa Global para el Desarrollo y la Prosperidad de las Mujeres de Ivanka Trump] es que me encanta que haya atención al empoderamiento de las mujeres y de mujeres emprendedoras, y eso es importante, porque si se hace de forma apropiada e integral puede ser eficaz. Una iniciativa como la que promueve Ivanka no puede hacerlo todo, pero al menos debe haber un entendimiento del contexto más amplio.
There has been nothing but progress [in Latin America] since the ’80s in terms of women’s representation in congress, as administers and as presidents. I just wish we could catch up to Latin America.