In Bogotá, 1.2 million women dedicate most of their time to unpaid care work, and 90% of them live in poverty. Bogotá Mayor Claudia López discusses what she’s doing to relieve the burden on women in her city.
Claudia Lopez
Claudia López Hernández was elected Mayor of Bogotá in October 2019 and started her mandate on the 1st of January 2020. She is the city’s first female mayor and also the first openly gay mayor in Bogotá’s history. She has an emphatic focus on environmental, social and anticorruption issues.
Mayor López was a Senator of the Republic of Colombia between 2014 and 2018 and the vice-presidential candidate in the 2018 presidential election for the Green Alliance party. As a senator, she set an example in the fight against corruption, and became a prominent figure in the political arena. She is recognised for her tenacity and enormous capacity for collective action, which led her into academia and public service.
Prior to commencing her political career, Ms López worked as a journalist, researcher and political analyst. She studied Finance, Public Administration and Political Science at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. She has a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Urban Policy from Columbia University and a PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University in the United States.
Resignificando el derecho de las mujeres a una vivienda segura en Bogotá
En Bogotá, el 39% de las mujeres se encuentran en situación de pobreza frente al 34% de los hombres. Las mujeres necesitan soluciones habitacionales que las ayuden a encontrar trabajo, a cuidar de los demás y a escapar de la violencia doméstica y del conflicto armado interno. ¿Cómo puede ayudar la ciudad?
Safe as houses? Bogotá helping women into better accommodation
In Bogota, 39% of women are in poverty compared to 34% of men. Women require housing solutions that support them in finding work, caring for others and escaping domestic violence and the internal armed conflict. How is the city helping?