March 8th is an emblematic date that remembers the historical struggles of women for their rights and continues to be a day of vindication and visibility of gender equality throughout the world. Also, it reminds us that this is a universal crusade, and we must act collectively perhaps the distance.
On this significant day, we pay tribute to all women who have fought for their rights throughout history, as well as those who continue to fight for a more just and equitable world for all.
Only through the collaboration and commitment of the entire society we can achieve a world in which all women can live free from violence, discrimination and inequality, and with the opportunities needed to allow complying with all the stages of her lives as children, teenager, mother and adult.
We urge society as a whole to reflect on the importance of empowering women, promoting their participation in all areas of society and ensuring their safety and well-being at all times. This is also the way to preserve the continuation of the human live in this planet.
From the Venezuelan perspective the notion of gender parity doesn’t come by imposition, it has to be with the education of values for a society that is gender sensitized, it is the notion of a new society over the reification of the capitalism that will give another rank of value to the role of women in the society.
For example, in Venezuela there is the 50-50 rule, that means parity in the representation in charges in the public administration and in positions of popular election, and nowadays it is accepted with normality and nobody will complain.
The experience in building a new society rule by a social centric models has made our country a feminist state, even in our Constitution it is contemplated the gross chapter dedicated to the promotion of the rights of women.
In present times is worrying the polarizations over the women rights with statements from far right perspectives, based on socio-economics, ethnical, race or religions. For this reason the women heroes of this March 8, 2025, are the one that decides to go beyond the invisible borders leaving personal rooths behind, the women migrant to which also need to be considered in her rights.
Q. What Challenges have you faced as a female Ambassador, and how have you overcome them? Do you believe female representation in diplomacy and politics has improved globally?
For good it has changed and we are now responsible to grant the continuation to the future generations for bigger and better conditions to exercise as diplomats. We have to unfold ourselves of the diplomatic codes of conduct and get involved in the debate because is the only way we can contain orthodox speeches that can be an involution.
Q. What policies or social campaigns have been promoted in your country to improve women’s rights and leadership?
There are many and a new generation of policies to protect vulnerable groups from the affectation of the unilateral and coercitive measures that were impose illegally to our country. The cornerstone and ethics foundation was through education, explaining to the people what kind affectations had the country and this help us to build a internal conviction similar to the one the women during the battle of independence had when was discovered that women were dressing like soldiers to fight for the independence more than 200 years ago.
Q. What advice would you give to young women aspiring to leadership positions, especially in international relations?
To study is the key, to have strong convictions on what is wanted to lead. The international relations are like the human relations, they are moved by emotions, sentiments and convictions in the context of what the relations of power means.
To understand that in this unbalance world the countries exercise different types of power: military, economic, and moral. For this reason we need to move to a new paradigm rule by powers that dignify the humanity.
Q. There are growing concerns that AI gender bias reflects both technological limitations and deep-rooted societal prejudices. Despite economic and technological advancements, what measures do you believe are necessary to bridge the gender gap both online and offline?
We need to cultivate the Human Intelligent above the Artificial Intelligence; we cannot advance only in the economic and technological without the moral, spiritual and ethics of conduct. If we failed to give sense of ethics to the AI, we can array our societies to the collapse.
For a special feature to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, The Korea Herald met with nine female diplomatic envoys in Seoul to hear their opinions on the persistance of gender inequality, AI-driven gender biases and how women's empowerment can be fully realized. -- Ed.
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