Official photo of ESO and UN Women meeting

On Monday, April 29th, a delegation from UN Women, an organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, visited the European Southern Observatory (ESO) offices in Santiago, Chile, to further advance the inclusion of women in astronomical observatories and Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

From left to right: Javiera Vergara, Programme Manager Second Chance UN Women, Gabriela Rosero, Head of Office Chile UN Women, Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, Luis Chavarría, ESO Representative in Chile, Maria-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean, Gabriela Castillo, Director of Communications Ingeniosas, Bárbara Nuñez, ESO Regional Relations Officer.