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Latin America is more prosperous but less equal

2019: A year in protests

OAS audit of Bolivian elections shows “intentional manipulation”

Excessive police violence in protests cause deaths and thousands of injuries

Morales’ resignation leaves a vacuum of power in Bolivia

Bolivia’s election protests divide the nation

Protesters in Ecuador and Chile resort to violence in order to be heard

Where do Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina stand after recent elections?

Chilean president declares state of emergency and imposes curfews over violent protests

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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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