Tag: Women
Tico Women Make Their Way Into Positions at the Moín Container Terminal
The Moín Container Terminal (TCM) remains committed to developing female talent.It currently employs 100 women
Creation Of the Women’s Symphony Orchestra Seeks to Make Costa Rican Interpreters Visible
A group of 70 women dedicated to music practice, teaching and research from all over the country make up the Bicentennial Women's Symphony Orchestra,...
Indigenous Women Propose Inclusive System to Conserve Forests in Costa Rica (Part 3)
Closing gaps
Work on gender gained momentum from 2016 when, at the international level, clearer guidelines were given on the subject, explains María Elena Herrera,...
Indigenous Women Propose Inclusive System to Conserve Forests in Costa Rica (Part 2)
Since its entry into operation in 1997, the PSA has benefited more than 18,000 families, prioritizing small producers, rural women and indigenous territories. In...
Indigenous Women Propose Inclusive System to Conserve Forests in Costa Rica (Part 1)
In the extreme southeast of Costa Rica rises a mountain range still covered in green, whose seams are woven by the water.
Law Project That Regulates the Image of Costa Rican Women Advances in the National...
The Special Commission for Women affirmatively ruled file 21375, reform of the title and several articles of the Law that regulates propaganda that uses...
Careers Are Not For Men Or Women, They Are For Everyone,” Says Costa Rica’s...
Careers are not for men or women, they are for everyone”, as stated by Ivette Cambronero García, the first female engineer to graduate from...
Crusa Foundation Organizes “Constelar” To Promote Costa Rican Women’s Development
Costa Rican Businesswomen, entrepreneurs and leaders of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics sector will meet at the end of the month at the...
Costa Rica Offers Shelter and Humanitarian Bridge for Afghan Women and Girls
The Government of Costa Rica reported this past Wednesday that it is willing to host 48 Afghan women who work for the United Nations...
Costa Rican Indigenous Women Awarded for Producing Sustainable Cocoa
When producing organic cocoa, the Association of Indigenous Women of Talamanca (ACOMUITA) in Costa Rica use an ancestral system that is based on sustainable...
Costa Rica has already defined the Number of Afghan Women that it could receive...
The Presidential Office and the Foreign Ministry announced in a joint statement that it would be a “small group of 48 women from Afghanistan...
Participate in the First Mountain Bike Event Exclusively for Women Held in Costa Rica
Kivelix Trophy, the first stage mountain bike event, exclusively for women, with a unique format in America, resumes after a three-month hiatus, due to...
“Let’s Go Together”: Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 Already Has an Official Slogan
In exactly one year, that is, on August 10th, 2022, the U20 Women's World Cup will begin in Costa Rica. This past Tuesday, the...
14 Tico Women Were Declared “Benefactors of the Fatherland
The fundamental contributions of 14 Costa Rican women in fields such as science, politics, poetry, art and the environment made them “Benefactors of the...
International Domestic Workers Day
International Domestic Workers Day
New Norwegian Law Forces Influencers to Confess that They Retouched Their Online Photos
In Norway, a new law comes into force that will oblige influencers on social media to not post modified photos without saying what they have done.
South African Government Studies Legalizing That Women Can Have Multiple Husbands
In South Africa there is currently quite a stir, especially among the more conservative circles. Everything is due to the controversial decision from the...
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Contestant Valeria Ramírez Roldán Is The Best of...
Valeria wisely decided to withdraw as she did not know the answer. Finally, she took home ₡5 million.
The Number of Women Leading Companies Increases around the World
Although they remain in the minority, there are more and more women at the helm of companies around the world, according to a study...
Program Will Promote Safe Environments for Women Travelers in Costa Rica
A new program of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and the National Institute of Women (INAMU) seeks to create safer environments for women...
Hundreds of Thousands of Women Would Lose Their Battle Against Ovarian Cancer this Year
Symptoms of ovarian cancer can be confused with gastritis or colitis: persistent bloating, trouble eating, feeling full quickly, pelvic or abdominal pain, and having urinary discomfort
Entrepreneurial Women in Costa Rica, an Opportunity for Economic Recovery
Women entrepreneurs in Costa Rica represent an opportunity for economic growth after the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, however, it is necessary to support...
United Nations Project in Costa Rica Positions Leadership of Indigenous and Migrant Women
Strengthening the participation of women from groups in vulnerable situations and promoting peaceful coexistence in territories at risk of conflict, especially indigenous peoples, is...
Nathalie Vilchis: Mexico’s ‘Chica NASA’ Shares The Inspiring Story of Her Path to NASA’s...
My guest blogger this week is Nathalie Vilchis, a 22 year old Mexican Mechatronics Engineering student at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey. Nathalie has...
Yokasta Valle Tours all of Costa Rica With Self-defense Classes for Women
Yokasta Valle will teach self defense classes to the Tico public on a tour that she takes in different parts of the country. The...
Attention Tico Women: Let’s Take Care of Our Nutrition 365 Days a Year!
Every decade, the social changes that are experienced make for lifestyles to evolve. An example that the this evolution is also penetrating in the...
Costa Rica Will Host Mountain Bike Competition Exclusive for Women
An exclusive stage mountain biking event for women will take place for the first time in Costa Rica next May. This is the Kivelix...
Tico Women Demonstrate That Age is Not An Obstacle to Get Ahead
Faced with the crisis of employment in the country, entrepreneurships are taking on more growth and are an alternative for thousands of women, mostly...
Women-Only Tour To Costa Rica is Created
A women-only Costa Rican Tour in honor of International Women’s Month was launched this past week. The tour operator Austin Adventures, which just appointed...
Scholarships Will Be Granted to Women Who Wish to Study Engineering in Costa Rica
The Fidélitas University has already opened the call for its Eng. Sandra Cauffman Scholarship contest, which offers five women the possibility of pursuing one...
Virtual Forum: Launch of the Book “Intrepids in Science and Technology”
Within the framework of the commemoration of March 8th: International Women's Day; The Technological Publishing House of Costa Rica invites the launch of the...
Women Entrepreneur Program: Supporting Costa Rican Female Business Owners
To empower and provide tools to businesswomen associated with the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce, the Women Entrepreneur Program developed a pilot mentoring plan...
Three Tico Teenagers Lead a Project that Benefits Vulnerable Women
At 17 years of age, Pía Hernández, Nina Masís and Valentina Sosto created an innovative project that aims to empower and benefit vulnerable women...
Texas Tech Costa Rica Offers Courses for Women in Science and Technology
Thinking sessions (methodology aimed at finding solutions); and a scholarship for three courses at the [email protected] Leadership Center.
Yokasta Valle Will Give Free Self-defense Classes for Tico Women
“In the end it is to make a difference, not only for me, but for women so that we have the same opportunities, make a difference
Costa Rica Will Invest More Than ¢ 1,100 Million in Sustainable Productive Projects Led...
In times of Pandemic and as a strategy for a green and sustainable recovery of the economy, more than one hundred women from all...
Coloring Book Celebrates Costa Rican Women in Engineering and Science
In today’s blog I preview a new coloring book that showcases 18 Costa Rican women who are doing outstanding work in science and...
“Igualdatón” Generated 11 proposals to problems faced by women during the pandemic
This past week the awarding of the winning teams for the “Igualdaton” competition was held, an initiative that called on women from different Tico...
The Key to Being a Successful Entrepreneur Women
If a few years ago someone had told us that women would occupy high positions in companies and that they would even start their own businesses
International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Enough is Enough
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is commemorated annually on November 25th to denounce the violence that is exercised against women around the world and demand policies in all countries for its eradication
