Lack of Workers or Lacking Working Conditions?

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By Jordy Ulloa | Mon, 06/26/2023 - 07:30

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Lack of Workers or Lacking Working Conditions?

Mónica Ramírez, Founder and President of Justice for Migrant Women, and Co-Founder and President of The Latinx House, Poderistas and Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, talks about guest workers in Mexico, bad working conditions, leading to the worker shortage and looking beyond the wage gap.

Mónica Ramirez, & Poderistas (1:04)
Has Latina visibility translated into meaningful action like adjusting the pay gap? (1:58)
The role of the media have in empowering women to take on leadership roles (3:40)
How companies strive towards creating real solutions regarding the gender pay gap and gender equity? (5:22)
The social and institutional factors reinforcing this gap (8:09)
Monica’s perspective on how Vice-president Kamala Harris’ announcement of a commitment to help address migration root causes in Central America could impact gender equality and migrant workers rights in the US (11:10)
Understanding the root cause of the worker shortage (15:51)
Is education changing the social narrative for latinas? (17:23)
Book/podcast recommendation (19:14)
Last statements (21:10)