Luiza Carvalho

Women Empowerment Holds the Key for Global Development

By Diego Arguedas Ortiz
Latin America's inclusion of women in its development model, with greater participation within the work force and improved wage conditions, was a decisive factor in the region's successful diminishment of extreme poverty. 

Latin American Development Depends On Investing In Teenage Girls

By Estrella Gutiérrez
Latin America’s teenage girls are a crucial force for change and for promoting sustainable development, if the region invests in their rights and the correction of unequal opportunities, according to Luiza Carvalho, the regional head of UN Women.