UNITED WOMEN 2021
Self-Empowerment
HEATHER MOONEY
ISP FACULTY
No, that's not a sport for girls
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ANTONIO DOMINGUEZ DE OBALDIA
ISP FRESHMAN
Sex Education: The Vicious Cycle of Ignorance
Antonio Dominguez is a Panamanian freshman who is passionate about human rights, politics, journalism, and activism. He is a student representative and co-founder of the World Politics and Human Rights club and association. He has worked towards spreading accurate information on citizenship and equality. He constantly and proactively fights for inclusivity in his community. One day he hopes he can continue to fight for social issues in the public sector. Antonio hopes that with his speaker event, people will educate themselves on a crucial issue that is sometimes overlooked and taken for granted.
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LEONOR MELLADO MANNAERTS
COLEGIO FDR (PERU) SOPHMORE
How does it all start?
Leonor Mellado is a 15-year-old high school student at FDR in Lima Peru with a passion for speaking on human rights and wants to give a voice to the ones that couldn't be heard. Throughout the years, the topic of women's rights kept resurfacing in-class assignments and her surroundings like the march of the movement NiUnaMenos. It inspired her to look deeper into the root cause of the issue that is violence against women and discovered the flawed mentality we all have. After researching with a group of students and creating a podcast, it's from small, subtle, and stereotypical behaviors that are considered "normal" that originate this problem. Through telling the stories of women in Peru and through statistical data, she will share and educate others on the urgency of the matter and how one's social environment and the media reinforce harmful gender roles.
CRISTINA CARDOZE
ISP PARENT
Mom and Athlete: Breaking Barriers, Fighting for Balance and Fulfillment Through Sport
Cristina Cardoze is a Panamanian who graduated from Duke University in North Carolina and has a master's in journalism from Columbia University in New York. After working for five years in New York, first as an Investment Banking Analyst in Morgan Stanley, and then in the public relations firm Kaplow Communications, Cristina and her family moved to London before eventually settling in Panama. Since then, Cristina has dedicated herself to raising her three children (now aged 16, 14 and 12) and to pursuing the sports of running and triathlon. In 2011 at the age of 35, Cristina joined her first running group, despite having no athletic background. That year she finished her first half marathon in Panama. Two years later, she finished her first triathlon. Since then, Cristina has completed seven marathons, including the Boston Marathon, 12 half Ironman races, including four podium finishes and various qualifications for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, and three full-distance Ironman races.
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SOFIA RABELLO
ISP JUNIOR
"You are not what you eat"
Hi! My name is Sofia Correa, I am from Brazil and I am currently a junior at the International School of Panama. I have a passion for fashion, music, and I love to stand up for what I believe in. As someone who is constantly trying to educate myself and others, I found this to be the perfect opportunity to share my story about body image, my relationship with food and the media, and how much I’ve grown since then. I hope to inspire and educate many people through this conference!
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