Social Enterprise and Economic Development, Racial and Gender Equity Marta Lucía Ramírez de Rincón Social Enterprise and Economic Development, Racial and Gender Equity Marta Lucía Ramírez de Rincón

Women's Economic Empowerment: A Critical Tool for Post-Pandemic Economic Repowering in Colombia

Marta Lucia Ramírez, the Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, discusses how national economies weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic must take measures that include comprehensive actions for women's economic empowerment, as a prerequisite for a sustainable recovery.

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Racial and Gender Equity, Social Enterprise and Economic Development Maria Bobenrieth, Aditi Mohapatra, and Marissa Wesely Racial and Gender Equity, Social Enterprise and Economic Development Maria Bobenrieth, Aditi Mohapatra, and Marissa Wesely

Building Economic Resilience for Women in a Post-COVID-19 World

In order to overcome the disproportionate economic devastation that COVID-19 has had and will continue to have on millions of women around the world, Maria Bobenrieth, Aditi Mohapatra, and Marissa Wesely discuss ways we can achieve women’s economic empowerment and advance economic justice and rights.

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Health, Racial and Gender Equity Lisa Dreier Health, Racial and Gender Equity Lisa Dreier

Supporting Indigenous Communities’ Resilience in the Face of COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading globally in early 2020, Victor Lopez-Carmen knew that it represented an existential threat to Indigenous communities. As one of the only Native American student currently at Harvard Medical School and Co-Chair of the U.N. Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, he rallied his networks and launched the COVID-19 Indigenous Health Partnership to leverage Harvard Medical School expertise in support of seven Indigenous nations around the world.

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