In Latin America, only three out of ten students in STEM degrees are women, according to UNESCO. Laboratoria was born in this context of inequality and with the motto “You can't be what you can't see” This empowerment and mentoring group has involved almost 4,000 women in 11 countries in the region.

“More women working in technology means more women building the future of our region,” says its website. The organization estimates that some 1,300 national and international companies have hired one of its graduates.