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WTO highlights Chile’s commitment to gender equality in foreign trade

InvestChile - September,12,2024

Chile was distinguished with the International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade in the category “Sustainable Development and Gender Equity” for its policy “Trade and Gender Chapters in Trade Agreements”.

Topics: International trade- Women- Best practices

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Chile promotes greater participation of women on boards of directors

InvestChile - September,11,2024

A new bill aims to increase the participation of women on the boards of publicly traded and special corporations, establishing a suggested maximum quota of 60% for the gender with greater representation.

Topics: Women- Chilean Economy- Best practices

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Grupo Bimbo invests in Salmas line in Chile, creating 100 new jobs

InvestChile - July,9,2024

The plant currently has 200 employees, of which 70% are women. The expansion of its facilities, which will enable the production of corn-based biscuits and tortillas for the Sanissimio brand in Talagante, will add 100 new employees.

Topics: Food Industry- Women- Mexican investment

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BHP becomes the first mining company in Chile to exceed 40% women

InvestChile - March,4,2024

The percentage of women in operation is more than double the national industry average. Moreover, women hold 40.8% of leadership positions.

Topics: Mining- Women- Best practices

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InvestChile study addresses gender-related challenges in foreign firms

InvestChile - December,31,2022

Salary gaps, unbiased recruitment and women’s leadership development are some of the central issues addressed in a survey of both male and female executives of foreign companies with projects in Chile. InvestChile conducted the study in the first half of 2022. 

Topics: Women- Best practices

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WEF highlights InvestChile’s progress in gender equity

InvestChile - March,10,2022

Data indicates that the World Economic Forum’s gender gap accelerator programme in Chile has effectively promoted female representation in member organizations, which include Accenture, Cargill, IBM, LatAm Airlines, Microsoft, Nestlé, PwC, SAP, Salmon Chile, Siemens, Unilever and InvestChile.

Topics: Women

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Women hold 10% of the board seats in large companies

InvestChile - March,27,2020

According to the Impulsa study, only 76 of the 728 directors of the 100 largest companies are women.

Topics: Women

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Accenture’s steps to achieve a balanced workforce by 2025

InvestChile - December,10,2019

The multinational consulting services company, which has operations in Chile, has clear targets for meeting this objective and is actively working to accelerate gender equality.

Topics: Global services- Women

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Employment of women in the mining industry increases by 18.5%

InvestChile - November,4,2019

In the rolling three-month period between June and August, 21,607 women were working in the sector, accounting for 10% of its labor force. In the same period, there was also a drop in unemployment in the sector.

Topics: Women

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Chile’s reasons for promoting the Women’s Agenda at APEC during 2019

InvestChile - March,21,2019

The measures that the country will be promoting seek to increase women’s participation in non-traditional economic sectors, create indicators to identify gender gaps and draw up strategies to improve women’s access to technology.

Topics: Women

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The contribution of foreign companies to women's work in Chile

InvestChile - December,28,2018

Recruiting and retaining women, as well as people from diverse backgrounds, can make firms more productive and efficient, creating a healthier operating environment. Companies from different sectors have realized this and are promoting policies to encourage female participation.

Topics: Women

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