Companies around the world have faced challenges diversifying their IT workforce, particularly when it comes to gender parity. As a result, they have often looked to governments and educational ...

Sr. Diana Herrera Castañeda still remembers those tense weekends from her childhood in Bogotá. "It was the time of Pablo Escobar," Herrera said. "I was about 9 years old. On Fridays, Saturdays and ...

Women from 17 different countries are working together to coordinate the global struggle against mass incarceration.

Colombian police broke up an accused sex trafficking ring that recruited women in Colombia and forced them into prostitution ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — From the first day of her pregnancy, the Colombian woman was fainting. Then she started to vomit constantly and had two blood clots. Her health wasn’t going well, nor was her ...

Job scarcity and the hope of striking it rich are driving women to pursue mining despite the grueling conditions. Colombian emeralds are highly valued globally, with the potential for significant ...

She's a cancer survivor and Colombia's brightest star in the Women's World Cup. Striker Linda Caicedo carries Colombia's hopes on her shoulders ahead of the quarter final match against England.

At age 72, Rosalba Casas finally celebrated her 15th birthday, donning a flowing pink dress and a tiara for the quinceañera she dreamed of as a teenager. Friday's party was the first time she ...

BOGOTA, April 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women in Colombia's capital city facing domestic abuse can seek help in hundreds of supermarkets and pharmacies as part of a new campaign launched on ...

“My God, you also handed my son freedom,” said Patricia Cortes when she left El Buen Pastor prison on September 17, 2024. She had hoped to be able to guarantee her son’s food and health upon leaving ...

Dressed in camouflage, Zulma Stefania Perez reflected on her first weeks of training at a military base in the capital — and on her life as one of Colombia's first female recruits in more than two ...