XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ana Güezmes is currently the Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC, with over 35 years of international experience leading efforts to advance substantive gender equality and the care society. Previously, she served as UN Women Representative in Colombia and Mexico, and as Subregional Director of UN Women for Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, as well as Regional Advisor for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). She has also worked with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), and the Peruvian Women's Center Flora Tristán.