A panel at the summit on leadership and economic development noted that while some sectors have increased women's presence, leadership positions remain limited.
The panel "Impulsores del protagonismo de las mujeres en el desarrollo: de la ley formal a la práctica real" was held during the "Cumbre: Liderazgo y desarrollo económico, pilares para una agenda de Igualdad en Colombia".
Tatiana Duarte Perea, president of Andigraf, noted that the graphic industry generates 291,000 jobs, of which 48% are held by women, and that 30% of companies are led by women. "It is not just a figure of how many women are in the company, but to understand that these economies open the opportunity for women to participate," she said.
Raquel Garavito Chapaval, executive president of FedeSeguridad, and Luz Stella Murgas Maya, president of Naturgas, agreed that gaps persist between regions and sectors. Murgas specified that only 20% of the energy sector are women.
Fabian Hayoz, from the Swiss Embassy, indicated that closing the labor participation gap between men and women could increase Colombia's GDP by 8% in the long term.
