In more than ten years, Crecer Jugando –a program of the Infancia Primero foundation– has supported more than 4,800 families in 27 municipalities of Chile, teaching them to play differently with their children. Today the evidence supports it: that daily bond can change the development of a girl or boy, and with that, everything else.
Tradwives, “high value women,” or “feminine energy” are different expressions of the same obsession with defining what a woman should be like. And that definition -says the author of this column- almost always starts with her body.
After years living with morbid obesity, a condition that marked much of her existence, Adriana Valdivia, current swimmer of the Peñalolén Master Swimming Club, found at 54 years old a second chance to inhabit her body and redefine the limits of old age. While her job as a cashier keeps her grounded, it is in the water where she shows that it is never too late to start over.
The bill Listen to Your Heart once again put abortion at the center of the debate. It is a proposal that would require women to listen to the heartbeat of the embryo or fetus before accessing a legal abortion for three reasons. In response, various feminist organizations and health professionals have raised their voices to criticize the measure and remind that there are women who still face obstacles to exercising that right and others whose stories do not even find space within the law.
A classic must-have for tea time, ideal to enjoy fresh out of the oven. This version, simple and quick to prepare, shows that with few ingredients you can make a homemade bread perfect for sharing.
Sometimes those who support us in the most difficult moments are not other people. That is what Valentina discovered when a white, furry rabbit came into her life.
The campaign that María Ignacia Pérez’s family launched to find a compatible donor mobilized thousands of people in Chile and around the world. Five years after her death, her mother and brother remember how they faced the illness, the grief, and the unanswered questions, while discovering that Ignacia’s impact continues to grow in the lives of others.
Thirty years ago, Malucha Pinto wrote Letters for Tomás without imagining all that this book would come to mean. Today, on the occasion of a new edition, she rereads that story and discovers that, besides talking about motherhood and disability, it also talks about a love that never tries to change the other. In this interview, she reflects on that discovery, the care, and the bond with Tomás, the son who taught her to see difference in another way.
Under the sea, where light disappears a few meters deep, sound allows understanding of what happens beneath the surface. This principle guides the work of marine biologist Marcela Ruiz, who from Valdivia develops technology to protect whales and make maritime activity more sustainable.
While Chile debates the possibility of flexibilizing workweeks of up to 52 hours, the experience of the four-day workweek in the United Kingdom shows that working less does not necessarily mean producing less, and that people’s well-being can also be a source of productivity.