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Santiago · SantiagoIn Chile, the intersection between motherhood and professional career is marked by a worrying statistic: nine out of ten young professionals fear that the birth of a child will negatively impact their career. A study carried out by Cadem and the Chile Women's Foundation reveals this fact, highlighting the urgency of addressing not only the alarming declining birth rates, but also the effective integration of women in the labor market. In this co…See the Story
Rodrigo Guendelman's column: A hospital that lives up to its name - La Tercera
Santiago · SantiagoAccording to the latest Global Homicide Study report from the UN Office against Drugs and Crime, Latin America is the most violent region in the world. Ignacio Cano, a professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and founder of the university's Violence Analysis Laboratory (LAV), discussed this reality during a seminar titled 'Progressive Alternatives Against Organized Crime and Violence,' held in late April by Chile 21 Foundation. Cano h…See the Story
Ignacio Cano, public safety expert: “There is concern about the growth of the homicide rate in Chile, Costa Rica and Ecuador” - La Tercera
Santiago · SantiagoMarcelo Bergman, director del CELIV, arrived in Chile in late April to participate in the seminar "Progressive Alternatives against Violence and Organized Crime" -held in late April by Fundación Chile 21- amid the security crisis affecting the country and leading to record levels of perceived insecurity in Chile, according to the 2020 Urban National Survey of Citizen Security (Enusc). But this phenomenon is not just national: Latin America is go…See the Story
Marcelo Bergman, security expert: “(We must) achieve a balance where we tolerate certain levels of illegality, but with very little violence”
Populism · SantiagoEx-minister Mariana Aylwin, one of the Yellow Movement activists who raised their voices against the opposition's failed attempt (in the context of discussing the Rules of Use of Force bill) to return military justice cases where uniformed personnel committed crimes, did so despite the initiative being enthusiastically supported by the party president, Deputy Andrés Jouannet. The ex-president Patricio Aylwin's daughter recalls that in dictatorsh…See the Story
Mariana Aylwin (Amarillos): “In times of populism, politicians respond with measures that end up distorting equality before the law” - La Tercera
Santiago · SantiagoEsta semana, tras presentar su propuesta de reforma al sistema político, el senador Alfonso de Urresti (PS) recibió una inusual llamada telefónica del Presidente Gabriel Boric.El Mandatario le solicitó esperar la tramitación de la iniciativa, apelando a que no era el momento más adecuado. Pese a que De Urresti detuvo sus gestiones en la materia, hoy insiste en que desde el Ejecutivo se le debe dar “premura” a la discusión.Dijo que en junio le gu…See the Story