Women

BBVA Microfinance Foundation, top global contributor to gender equality initiatives according to the OECD

USD 595 million to support hundreds of thousands of women who thrive with small businesses in Latin America. This is…

55% of low-income entrepreneurs who sign up to a micro-loan raise their income

Financial inclusion plays a key role in reducing poverty. So declares the United Nations in its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable…

Yamile Salazar stitches bridges, word by word

There are lots of ways to build bridges, but there is no stronger way to do it than with words.…

“Passion: a quality shared by women entrepreneurs,” María José Jordá, head of Digital & Customer Experience

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a United States government program that runs in 26 countries. It seeks to train women…

Women, key for global development

Gender equality as a key factor for growth and development. This was the central topic of the Women Economic Forum…

The cost of gender inequality for Latin America is more than 400 billion dollars

The level of gender-based discrimination in social institutions which include laws, social norms and practices in Latin America, is 25%.

H.M. the Queen chairs a roundtable with six exceptional women who are breaking barriers in their fields

This morning, the roundtable entitled “Exceptional women: the value of an opportunity” has taken place in Madrid, under the chairmanship…

Innovative experiences to promote Panamanian women’s entrepreneurship

“Empowering women and girls has a multiplier effect and helps promote economic growth and development globally”, confirms United Nations Development…

“My job is to help women, who, like me have to overcome many barriers to be independent”

Peruvian Rut Pelaiza has shared in United Nations how she once earned a living as a street vendor, until she…

Gender mainstreaming: key to achieve equality between men and women

“Despite great progress throughout the Latin American and Caribbean region, thousands of development projects ranging from agriculture to science and…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation, recipient of the Corporate Citizen of the Americas 2018 award from the Organization of American States

This award, bestowed to the Foundation by the Trust for the Americas/OAS acknowledges its program to promote women’s economic empowerment…

“Empowering women in the economy allows them to lead the life they want”

BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s head of Women’s Empowerment, Laura Fernández Lord, gives an interview on women’s economic empowerment and the challenges…