Paula Moreno: “Culture and technology are key to racial equity”
Colombia's first Afro minister created the Manos Visibles Corporation, which has trained more than 27,000 leaders. She is working to turn Quibdó and Medellín into 'Black Smart Cities'
Jineth Bedoya: ‘I fill my schedule because I feel like at any moment they’re going to kill me’
The Colombian journalist criticizes President Gustavo Petro’s plan for total peace, the reintegration of rapists and violence against female reporters, and has launched a documentary on sexual exploitation in Cartagena
Paola Ricaurte, researcher: ‘Large technology companies are allies of authoritarian governments’
An expert in artificial intelligence and feminism, the Mexican-Ecuadorian professor speaks with EL PAÍS about how big tech is building a model of the world that will deepen inequality
X shutdown and data blackout in Brazil: Opacity fosters toxic digital environments
Bárbara Libório / Ana Carolina Araújo|
With the exception of YouTube, no platform operating in the Latin American country offers open and free access to its data. The lack of transparency affects the monitoring of online violence against women
Tamara Taraciuk, expert on Venezuela: ‘Time is on Maduro’s side’
The director of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program talks about the scenarios for the country and ideas to generate legal incentives for a democratic transition in her native country
‘Artificial intelligence doesn’t think, it doesn’t learn, it doesn’t decide’
Beatriz Busaniche, president of the Vía Libre Foundation and academic, analyzes the gender and ethnic biases of AI
‘Second class: That’s how tech platforms treat citizens of the Global South’
Nina Santos is an expert and researcher on disinformation, hate speech and artificial intelligence. Based in Brazil, she approaches the debate from the perspective of the countries of the region
Beatriz García: Land resistance in Colombia’s banana epicenter
Yhonatan Loaiza|
She leads the Fundapaz Foundation’s ‘El Chimborazo’ campaign, whose goal is to reunite the 112 families who lost their lands to paramilitary groups. She turned her pain into art and is a voice for the culture of peace
Mujeres al Poder Forum: Discussing women in power, challenges and technology ahead of elections
On Tuesday, guest speakers from Latin America will participate in an event focusing on women’s increased political representation and the problems they face as they reach positions of power. The Mexico-based event is organized by EL PAÍS América and Luminate
Carolina Jiménez: ‘Nayib Bukele is an aspiring authoritarian on steroids’
Born in Venezuela, she is the first Latin American woman to head the Washington-based human rights advocacy group WOLA. In this interview, she talks about democratic backsliding in the region
The veteran LGBTQ+ activist who defies statistics and dreams of becoming a centenarian
Keila Simpson presides over ANTRA, the association that prepares the annual report on the murder of trans people in Brazil… the world’s deadliest country for this community
‘All for one’: The women supporting the political careers of other women in Mexico
The organization Aúna was born in 2020, when professionals from across various fields who did not feel represented by the existing women in politics decided to change that
Vanina Berghella, journalist: ‘We are better prepared for artificial intelligence than we were for social media’
The Latin America director of the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) reflects on independent journalism, the impact of artificial intelligence and the polarization in Argentine society
Michelle Bachelet: ‘The rise of the extreme right with a certain disaffection with democracy is worrying’
On the occasion of her participation in the National Summit of Elected Women of Colombia, organized by U.N. Women, the former president of Chile talks about what it is like to be a woman in politics, the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza and the authoritarian drift in Latin America
Fátima Gamboa: ‘I am Mayan, lesbian and feminist’
The director of Equis Justice for Women helps women get access to justice in Mexico regardless of their origin and resources
Deadly cosmetic surgeries in Latin America: A problem of self-esteem?
Lorena Beltrán|
While people discuss self-love or vanity, in the clandestine operating rooms of Latin America hundreds of people are at risk, writes a journalist who was the victim of one of these phony surgeons
Power of social media on display in Argentina’s elections
Cecilia Galván | Gabriela Hadid|
The unexpected success and popularity of Javier Milei’s political party sparked immediate comparisons with Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, prompting questions about the digital landscape
Anamaría Font and the achievements of women scientists
The Venezuelan physicist has contributed to the study of string theory, for which she was awarded the UNESCO L’Oréal International Prize
Latin American democracy, as told by five powerful women
On the International Day of Democracy, women from the region who have attained important positions in politics and justice discuss the state of the political system and the challenges they face
‘When regulating artificial intelligence, we must place race and gender at the center of the debate’
Brazilian anthropologist Fernanda K. Martins — director of the Internet Lab research center — reflects on the subjects of inequality and digital regulation in one of the most hyper-connected countries in the world
Francia Márquez: ‘I’ve tried not to be awed by power’
The first Colombian vice president of African heritage discusses her first year in office with EL PAÍS
Women seeking justice: The effort to translate the human rights struggle into law in Colombia
In 1987, Yanette Bautista lost her sister at the hands of Colombian state agents. Now, she is spearheading a bill to protect the women who have dedicated their lives to searching for their missing loved ones in a country where at least 200,000 people have been disappeared
Anielle Franco: ‘Black women are already doing politics just by being alive’
In a meeting coordinated by Colombian Vice President, Francia Márquez, Afro-descendant women leaders from the Americas and Africa met in Bogotá to discuss the challenges they face in accessing politics
Sweeping sexual violence under the rug
Jineth Bedoya Lima|
What’s happened — and continues to happen — in Haiti, Colombia and Mexico should awaken our collective conscience about the use of women’s and girls’ bodies as a weapon of war
Salma Luévano, the first transgender member of Congress in Mexico: ‘I receive death threats on a daily basis’
As the ‘mother of the rainbow quotas,’ the politician talks about the challenges she has faced since she took up her seat in the Chamber of Deputies
‘I now realize that I am not guilty, that I am just another victim’
At the age of 12, Fatima’s teacher in Guatemala abused her and disappeared. Now, along with four other women, she is demanding justice to prevent history from repeating itself
Citizens of Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina support greater LGBTQ+ representation in politics
The result of a survey reveals that 63% of respondents in these Latin American countries agree that LGBTQ+ people should run for and hold public office