Only 11 percent of the workforce is female; only four percent is black; and only five percent is Hispanic. This is clearly not acceptable nor is it sustainable as the competition for talent and the need for constant innovation continues to rise.
On February 9 and 10, the U.S. Chamber Foundation, along with the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, WEConnect International, and our corporate and nonprofit partners, will convene a two-day event in Mexico City focused on promoting women's entrepreneurship and workforce development strategies.
Sylvie Joussaume, Climatologist at National Institute of Sciences of the Universe (CNRS, France), explains how climate change is already noticeable and affects people's health: extreme weather events, food shortages, restrict access to water or air pollution, are some of its consequences.
Laurent Fraisse, head of research on infectious diseases at Sanofi, explains how research can help tackling infectious diseases evolution due to climate change.