Flagship GAC Event "The Global Alliance for Care: Advancing the Care Agenda in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Beyond"
Flagship event of the Global Alliance for Care in the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women of Latin America and the Caribbean
The GAC flagship event, “The Global Alliance for Care: Advancing the Care Agenda in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the World,” will take place on Thursday, August 14, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Jesús Terán Auditorium of the Antiguo Colegio de la Santa Cruz (Almacenes 92, Tlatelolco, Cuauhtémoc, 06900 Mexico City, CDMX).
The event seeks to bring together various members of the Alliance to reflect on regional advances in care and analyze the potential of the GCA to transform the social organization of care around the world.
Spanish-English interpretation will be available.
Speakers will include:
- Representative of the Government of Mexico (to be confirmed)
- Cecilia Alemany, Deputy Regional Director, UN Women Latin America and the Caribbean
- Ana Güezmes, Director of the Gender Affairs Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Natalia Gherardi, Executive Director, Latin American Justice and Gender Team
- Karina Batthyány, former Executive Director, Latin American Social Science Conference
- Adriana Paz, Secretary General, International Federation of Domestic Workers
- Gabriela Toledo, Co-Director, Fondo Semillas
- Kaira Reece Bernal, Secretary of Sustainable Development, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas
- Elsa Arroyo, General Coordinator, Women, Democracy and Citizenship, A.C. (representing the Huairou Commission)
- Ana María Falú, Executive Director, CISCSA (representing United Cities and Local Governments)
- Mabel Bianco, President, Foundation for the Study and Research on Women / NGO CSW LAC
- Cristina Hernández Martín, Director of the Institute for Women, Government of Spain
- Antonia Cósmica Orellana Guarello, Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile
