A group of Colombian leaders consulted by TIME, Regarding the celebration of Women’s Day on March 8, they gave their opinions on how to ensure that women can have a greater participation in economic decisions, in response to which some of them emphasized that it is necessary to greater equity in home care, that is, there is more participation of men in these jobs.
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Mía Perdomo, president of Aequales, He said that in order to advance these purposes of empowerment and greater participation of women in the economic life of the country, it is necessary to return to what is urgent. “Although there are many more people who are aware, we are just beginning to understand. It will not be good until there is parity and men and women share their roles both at work and at home.
Also in a similar sense it was pronounced María Fernanda Suárez, President of Accenture Colombiawho said that: “For there to be equity in the world of work and in leadership positions, it is essential that there be equity in care work.”
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Parachute Olga Lucía Acosta, who is part of the board of directors of Banco de la RepúblicaIt is clear that it is essential to “strengthen actions that allow women to obtain better jobs, as well as balance the greater care burdens they bear and which suffered profound setbacks with the covid pandemic.”
Bibiana Taboada, also co-director of the Issuer, believes that there is a debt to women in issues related to household responsibilities, in which for decades women have carried the greatest weight. In her opinion, for women to be able to work in real peace, “equitable distribution of household burdens and universal access to quality care services” must be guaranteed.
