On March 23, more than 80 attendees gathered for the annual Women in the Profession (WIP) breakfast event, organized by the Vance Center’s WIP initiative in collaboration with the national chapter WIP Uruguay and with the support of law firms Dentons Jímenez de Aréchaga; Guyer & Regules; Posadas, Posadas & Vecino; and FERRERE. Vance Center Senior Impact Associate Shaydah Ghom, who leads the Vance Center’s collaboration with national WIP chapters, gave opening remarks and introduced keynote speaker Magdalena (“Male”) Reyes Puig. Reyes, an Uruguayan philosopher, writer, lecturer, and clinical psychologist, presented a thought-provoking exposition on gender equity and women’s liberation based on themes from her recent book “Más allá del paraíso: la Libertad de... read more


