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Election Vertigo? What’s at stake in Latin America’s intense election cycle

Mexico City to host MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35

Is AMLO’s approach to crime working after one year?

The startup that puts Latin American micro-businesses on the digital map

Oaxaca’s legalization of abortion could pave the way for other Mexican states to follow suit

Mexican president proposes amnesty law for non-violent crimes

Number of Latin American unicorns increases seven-fold in two years

How Trump’s new asylum rule puts migrants at risk

Mexico’s National Guard will be used to reduce immigration after negotiations with the U.S.

What is the future for renewable energy in Latin America?

LATIN AMERICA REPORTS: THE PODCAST

Latin America Reports: The Podcast

Latin America Reports: The Podcast is an inside look into the process our journalists go through to report on the top stories in the region

Marcela Torres is the former CEO of Hola Code, a Mexican social enterprise that provides software development training for refugees and migrants who have returned to Mexico after having lived in the U.S. She was recently named winner of the ‘Entrepreneur’ category in the list of Latin America’s top innovators under the age of 35 published by MIT Technology Review. In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science earlier this month, we interviewed Torres about being a female CEO of a tech company in Latin America, a region lacking support and funding for women working in STEM.

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Women in STEM in Latin America

February 28, 2020

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Meet the teenage indigenous activist fighting climate change

January 24, 2020

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Audio Article: Uber’s departure from Colombia sparks debate over app regulation

January 21, 2020

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Special: Protests in Colombia

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