New Century, Old Disparities: Gender, Ethnicity, and Income Inequality in Latin America
Education remains the best means to address persistent income inequality based on gender and race in Latin America, argued Hugo Ñopo.
Education remains the best means to address persistent income inequality based on gender and race in Latin America, argued Hugo Ñopo.
Washington’s economic and political reform agenda isn’t wrong. It’s just too narrowly conceived. To work, it must address Latin America’s pernicious and pervasive inequality and racism.
On March 26, 2021, the Dialogue hosted the online event “Afro-descendants: Striving for Equality in Latin America” in partnership with the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). Participants focused on addressing the pre- and post-Covid challenges and opportunities facing Afro-descendants in the region, including access to higher education, public office, corporate boardrooms, economic opportunity, formal employment, clean water, and quality health services.