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Through Reach Alliance, U of T students explore struggle for women’s economic equality in Mexico
Women operate a stall at an outdoor market in Jalisco, Mexico (photo by Skyhobo via iStockPhoto)
Student researchers from the University of Toronto’s Reach Alliance have released an in-depth study of Mexico’s Co-Meta Initiative, which aims to support the economic empowerment of women. It’s work the students hope will inform the design of other programs globally that seek to break down barriers to women’s economic participation.
Under the mentorship of
Erica Di Ruggiero, an associate professor of global health and director of the Centre for Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the Reach Alliance researchers dug deep into the Co-Meta Initiative’s approach to collaboration with a network of economic and social actors.