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DESCRIPTION:In commemoration of International Women's Day earlier this mont
 h\, the Moynihan Institute's Program on Latin America and Caribbean is pro
 ud to host Ana María Baiardi (Paraguay)\, Patricia Balbuena Palacios (Peru
 )\, and Diego Ubfal (Argentina) for an in-depth discussion on the empowerm
 ent of women in public service in Latin America and the Caribbean.Moderate
 d by Maxwell's de Sardon-Glass Fellows\, this virtual talk explores the ma
 in barriers that women face in accessing leadership roles in the region. P
 anelists will analyze strategies and policies to improve women's participa
 tion in governments and organizations\, and they will examine the intersec
 tional factors that shape women's experiences in the search for leadership
  roles. Specifically\, the dialogue will highlight the contemporary situat
 ion and advancements of women in public service\, with a focus on bridging
  the gender gap within the public and private sectors. This will be a uniq
 ue opportunity to engage with experts who promote gender equality and wome
 n's empowerment in Latin America and the Caribbean.PanelistsPatricia Balbu
 ena Palacios&nbsp\;Senior Consultant in Intercultural Relationships\, Indi
 genous Peoples\, and Management for Sustainable DevelopmentPatricia is the
  former deputy minister of social benefits of the Ministry of Development 
 and Social Inclusion of Peru. She currently works on issues of female empo
 werment for inclusive development with an intercultural approach at the na
 tional and international level (USAID\, World Bank\, etc.).Diego UbfalSeni
 or Economist\, World BankDiego Ubfal is senior economist in the World Bank
 ’s Gender Group. He leads work on entrepreneurship and gender and coordina
 tes the Gender Innovation Labs. He focuses on Latin American and the Carib
 bean\, Europe\, and Central Asia. Before joining the World Bank\, he was a
 ssistant professor at Bocconi University.&nbsp\;Ana María Baiardi QuesnelG
 ender\, Inclusion and Diversity ManagerDevelopment Bank of Latin America a
 nd the Caribbean (CAF)Ana María is the manager of gender\, inclusion and d
 iversity for CAF-Development Bank of Latin America. She has served as the 
 ambassador of Paraguay to Peru and member of the Board of Qualifications o
 f the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has been minister of women of Parag
 uay\, vice president of the OAS International Women’s Commission\, and oth
 er diplomatic roles.&nbsp\;ModeratorsFabiola Fatima Casaretto Ibanezde Sar
 don-Glass Fellow\, Moynihan Institute of Global AffairsMaster of Public Ad
 ministration ‘24Rosa Emilia Milagros Arevalo Leonde Sardon-Glass Fellow\, 
 Moynihan Institute of Global AffairsMaster of Public Administration ‘24Mar
 ia Margarita Musantede Sardon-Glass Fellow\, Moynihan Institute of Global 
 AffairsExecutive Master of Arts in International Relations ‘24Executive Ma
 ster of Public Administration ‘24
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SUMMARY:Empowering Women in Public Service: Overcoming Challenges in Latin 
 America
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><p>In commemoration of International Wome
 n's Day earlier this month\, the Moynihan Institute's Program on Latin Ame
 rica and Caribbean is proud to host Ana María Baiardi (Paraguay)\, Patrici
 a Balbuena Palacios (Peru)\, and Diego Ubfal (Argentina) for an in-depth d
 iscussion on the empowerment of women in public service in Latin America a
 nd the Caribbean.</p></div><div>Moderated by Maxwell's de Sardon-Glass Fel
 lows\, this virtual talk explores the main barriers that women face in acc
 essing leadership roles in the region. Panelists will analyze strategies a
 nd policies to improve women's participation in governments and organizati
 ons\, and they will examine the intersectional factors that shape women's 
 experiences in the search for leadership roles. Specifically\, the dialogu
 e will highlight the contemporary situation and advancements of women in p
 ublic service\, with a focus on bridging the gender gap within the public 
 and private sectors. This will be a unique opportunity to engage with expe
 rts who promote gender equality and women's empowerment in Latin America a
 nd the Caribbean.</div><div><br></div><h3>Panelists<strong><br></strong></
 h3><div><strong>Patricia Balbuena Palacios&nbsp\;</strong></div><div>Senio
 r Consultant in Intercultural Relationships\, Indigenous Peoples\, and Man
 agement for Sustainable Development</div><div><br></div><div>Patricia is t
 he former deputy minister of social benefits of the Ministry of Developmen
 t and Social Inclusion of Peru. She currently works on issues of female em
 powerment for inclusive development with an intercultural approach at the 
 national and international level (USAID\, World Bank\, etc.).</div><div><b
 r></div><div><strong>Diego Ubfal</strong></div><div>Senior Economist\, Wor
 ld Bank</div><div><br></div><div>Diego Ubfal is senior economist in the Wo
 rld Bank’s Gender Group. He leads work on entrepreneurship and gender and 
 coordinates the Gender Innovation Labs. He focuses on Latin American and t
 he Caribbean\, Europe\, and Central Asia. Before joining the World Bank\, 
 he was assistant professor at Bocconi University.&nbsp\;</div><div><br></d
 iv><div><strong>Ana María Baiardi Quesnel</strong></div><div>Gender\, Incl
 usion and Diversity Manager</div><div>Development Bank of Latin America an
 d the Caribbean (CAF)</div><div><br></div><div>Ana María is the manager of
  gender\, inclusion and diversity for CAF-Development Bank of Latin Americ
 a. She has served as the ambassador of Paraguay to Peru and member of the 
 Board of Qualifications of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has been m
 inister of women of Paraguay\, vice president of the OAS International Wom
 en’s Commission\, and other diplomatic roles.&nbsp\;</div><div><br></div><
 h3>Moderators</h3><div><strong style="background-color: initial\; font-siz
 e: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing:
  normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">Fabiola Fatima Casaret
 to Ibanez</strong><br></div><div>de Sardon-Glass Fellow\, Moynihan Institu
 te of Global Affairs</div><div>Master of Public Administration ‘24</div><d
 iv><br></div><div><strong>Rosa Emilia Milagros Arevalo Leon</strong></div>
 <div>de Sardon-Glass Fellow\, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs</div><d
 iv>Master of Public Administration ‘24</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Ma
 ria Margarita Musante</strong></div><div>de Sardon-Glass Fellow\, Moynihan
  Institute of Global Affairs</div><div>Executive Master of Arts in Interna
 tional Relations ‘24</div><div>Executive Master of Public Administration ‘
 24</div><div><br></div>
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