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L’Oréal Gets Gender Equality Recognition
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF For the fourth year running, L’Oréal has been ranked among the 380 companies of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2021 (GEI). The index evaluates and highlights companies that have distinguished themselves by their proactive approach to gender equality in the workplace, including in terms of female leadership, talent flows, salary parity, inclusion culture and gender
Read moreBvlgari Sponsors Covid Vaccine Research
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Bvlgari, the Italian luxury brand, announced this month that it will be helping to support research into covid-19 and vaccine development at Rockefeller University in New York City. In September, Bulgari announced the formation of the Bvlgari Virus Free Fund, which is a financial program created to support various institutions researching covid-19 vaccines. Currently,
Read moreHistoric Number of Women in AMLO’s Cabinet
By KELIN DILLON For the first time in the history of Mexico, almost half of the federal government’s secretariats will now be headed by women. The new cabinet of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) will consist of nine women and 10 men, the closest gender differential ever seen in a Mexican president’s cabinet. The appointments break traditional gendered
Read moreMexico’s Hectic Search for Female Politicians
By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican political parties are scrambling to find women who can be candidates in the June 6, 2021 midterm elections. The rush during this year-end week is due to the fact that Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal has set Wednesday, Dec. 30, as the final deadline to register candidates. Though the search has been on for months, it should not
Read moreL’Oréal Takes Stance against Sexual Harassment
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As part of an international call to action to end sexual harassment against women, L’Oréal Paris has launched a global campaign, leading up to the worldwide observance of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, Nov. 25. In recognition of the fact that the United Nations has
Read moreInternal Morena Bickering Appeased
By RICARDO CASTILLO On Monday, Oct. 11, we will find out who the new president of Mexico’s National Regeneration Movement (Morena) political party will be. Elections through polls organized by the National Electoral Institute (INE) are currently underway through Saturday, Oct. 8. The results will be made public by the INE, as stated, on Monday. Getting to this point
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Read moreUnited Nations: Covid-19 Will Push 47 Million More Women into Poverty
XINHUA The coronavirus pandemic and its fallout will likely push 47 million more women into poverty, reversing decades of progress to eradicate extreme poverty, new data released by the United Nations on Wednesday, Sept. 2, revealed. The study, commissioned by UN Women and the UN Development Program (UNDP), points to a 9.1 percent increase in the poverty rate for women.
Read moreEU to Donate 7 Billion Euros to Mexico
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The European Union (EU) will donate 7 billion euros (about $7.8 million) to Mexico to support social justice programs, such as women’s defense programs and indigenous rights organizations, and to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, EU Embassy Chargé de Affaires in Mexico Jean Pierre Bau announced during an internet press conference on Thursday, June
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