Marcela Meléndez and Andrea Otero in conversation with Adolfo Meisel

Being a young woman in Cartagena de Indias can be a double challenge when it comes to finding work. It is estimated that the rate of female unemployment in the Caribbean region is as high as 13 percentage points higher than the rate for men. This, in practice, means that as soon as they enter employment, their conditions are not equal to those of men. To talk about the different causes and consequences of this situation, we welcome the economists Andrea Otero, a Banco de la República researcher; Marcela Meléndez, from the World Bank; and the economist and rector of the Universidad del Norte, Adolfo Meisel.