Qualified but Underrepresented: Addressing the gap for women leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean Jacobus de Hoop Phoebe Ishak Raquel Melgar Calderon Jody Pollock October 03, 2024 This page in: English Español © 2025 World Bank Group.

Gender equality and women’s leadership including women’s participation in decision-making positions within households, workplaces, and communities is key to well-being and prosperity. In its new Gender Strategy 2024-2030, the World Bank recognizes that women’s leadership improves outcomes across a range of development priorities, including food security, community services, and children’s health, and education. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/addressing-the-gap-for-women-leaders-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean © 2025 World Bank Group.