Laura Chinchilla and Sylvia Escovar
Two Dialogue members, Laura Chinchilla and Sylvia Escovar, were named "Women of the Decade" at the 2020 Women Economic Forum (WEF) for Latin America. The WEF focuses on the role of women in the global economy, and this year's virtual conference took place on November 6 and 7, 2020.Read more +
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A brave whistleblower recently reported that women immigrants at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center have been subjected to gynecological procedures without their knowledge or informed consent. Unfortunately, for thousands of women and girls, these reported violations are just a sampling of the government’s illegal practices of aggression and neglect in its treatment of women seeking to immigrate to the United States. Read more +
Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica, is the recipient of the 2020 Women Political Leaders (WPL) Trailblazer Award. This award is presented to incumbent and former presidents and prime ministers for breaking political glass ceilings and reaching the highest echelon of political leadership.Read more +
Dialogue member Susana Malcorra, dean of the School of Public and Global Affairs at IE University, has published a new book titled In Pursuit of What Matters: Passion for the Bottom Line.Read more +
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On April 29, the Dialogue hosted an in-depth conversation with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state of human rights in Latin America. Read more +
Susana Malcorra, Christiana Figueres, Rebeca Grynspan
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On April 9, members of the "Group of Women Leaders, Voices for Change and Inclusion" called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to address the Covid-19 crisis in an electronically signed letter. Amongst the notable signatories are Dialogue members Christiana Figueres, Rebeca Grynspan, and Susana Malcorra.Read more +
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On October 11, 2019 the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the event “Breaking the cycle of violence against children in Honduras and El Salvador" to understand and discuss the dire and complex situation facing children in Honduras and El Salvador. Read more +
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On July 24, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Seattle International Foundation hosted "Nowhere to Turn: Gender-Based Violence and its Impact on Migration."Read more +
President Laura Chinchilla was awarded the "Women of the Decade in Public Life and Leadership" award at the Women Economic Forum on March 8, 2019 in Amsterdam.Read more +
Dialogue member Susana Malcorra released an open letter for “the need to achieve full gender equality and empowerment of women across all ambits.” Read more +
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On June 4, the Inter-American Dialogue, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the International Planned Parenthood Federation co-sponsored an event titled “The Crisis of Democracy and Women’s Rights in the Americas.”Read more +
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On May 24, Dialogue member Mia Amor Mottley was elected as Prime Minister of Barbados after the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won the general election.Read more +
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On December 6th, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a half-day session on “Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Latin America & the Caribbean: Where Are We Now” in partnership with the Center for Reproductive Rights and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Read more +
