Laboratoria Inc.

TO PROVIDE YOUNG WOMEN FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS A CAREER IN TECH INDUSTRY. MORE THAN HALF OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA ARE STILL NOT PART OF THE REGION'S WORKFORCE, AND MOST OF THOSE WHO WORK DO SO IN LOW-SKILLED, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, OFTEN WITH LOW SALARIES AND IN PRECARIOUS CONDITIONS. FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR IS PARTICULARLY LOW, WITH WOMEN REPRESENTING A STRIKING MINORITY OF IT PROFESSIONALS. LABORATORIA INC. EXISTS TO SUPPORT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IN THE REGION AND TO SOLVE IT BY LEVERAGING ON THE ENORMOUS NEED FOR TALENT AND DIVERSITY IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. THE ORGANIZATION DOES THIS BY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA, WITH A LIKE-MINDED MISSION, THAT IDENTIFY AND PREPARE TALENTED YOUNG WOMEN FROM ECONOMICALLY UNDERSERVED BACKGROUNDS AS SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND THEN PLACE THEM IN JOBS IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR.