By El Diario: Although the gender gap in financial inclusion in the region persists, it has been narrowing since the first measurement of the study in 2021. In Bolivia, the gap between genders is minimal. The financial inclusion index grew in Bolivia from 12% to 21% between 2021 and 2025 among women, reaching 42 points…
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Bolivia’s Professional Gap | La brecha profesional de Bolivia
By Rolando Morales, Brujula Digital: There Is a Shortage of Professional Cadres During the government of the MAS, there was a combination of somewhat more or less labor efficiency with somewhat more or less social inclusion. Now, under a middle-class government, it turns out that, in any case, Bolivia does not have a sufficient number…
Bolivia: New Educational Direction | Nuevo rumbo educativo
By El Diario: “2026 Will Mark the Start of Bolivia’s New Educational Direction” This year will lay the foundations for a new curricular design in the national education system, the Ministry of Education announced as it officially launched the 2026 school year throughout the country. The government considers this a year of transition and planning,…
Decentralized Winter Breaks 2026 | Vacaciones invernales descentralizadas 2026
By Red Uno: Attention! This is the new modality established for the 2026 winter vacations Ministerial Resolution 01/2026, issued by the Ministry of Education, establishes a new modality for students’ winter vacations, different from those applied in previous years. Photo: Red Uno The Ministry of Education introduced changes to the scheduling of winter vacations for…
Schools Without Phones | Escuelas sin celulares
By Erbol: Cell Phones Banned in Classrooms and Promotion Ceremonies for Preschool and Primary Education Education authorities provided the information. With an eye toward the 2026 school year, the Ministry of Education has ordered the prohibition of cell phones in classrooms and promotion ceremonies at the Preschool and Primary levels, allowing only those at the…
Racism Unmasked After the Runoff | Racismo sin máscara tras el balotaje
By Romina Saavedra, Opinion: DEBATE BETWEEN THE PLURINATIONAL AND THE REPUBLICAN The fall of Tuto and the hangover of hatred: without the ‘Masista’ on stage, racism makes a feast After the runoff election, social media was flooded with messages against Indigenous people, peasants, and the left. Sociologist Luciana Jáuregui explains that a battle has opened…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 