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This Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Ecuador made the Declaration of the Denomination of Origin of the Miske. The Miske is an alcoholic drink made with agaves that are produced in the Andean region of Ecuador. It is obtained through the distillation of fermented tzawarmishky, whose sugars are 100% from ripe tzawar. The transformation of sugars to alcohol is carried out exclusively with microorganisms native to the area, and it can be a spontaneous or cultivated process. Its unique characteristics, such as being planted on the equator line where the sun directly affects the photosynthesis of the agave, benefits the production of a greater amount of sugar in the plant, this means a better quality of alcohol when distilling. This drink whose harvest is made through the hands of Ecuadorian women, in charge of carefully selecting the saps that provide a product that has different aromas and flavors typical of the agave, has a white or transparent tone, distilled with woody tones that indicat...

Women represent the majority of the workforce around the world; however, they carry out activities with less remuneration and little recognition. The travel and tourism sector provides nearly 330 million jobs around the world, in addition to contributing 10.3% to world GDP. UNWTO, through its Department of Ethics, Culture and Social Responsibility, in collaboration with UN Women and various external allies around the world, has been working since 2007 to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through the application of policies associated with this matter in the tourism sector. According to the Global Report on Women in Tourism – Second Edition published by the UNWTO; women represent 54% of the labor force in the tourism sector. In the year 2021, female empowerment and the opening of society have achieved more than 277 million jobs around the world, among which there are erroneously stereotyped jobs for women, which exposes a current scenario surrounded by inequalities in ...

Las mujeres representan la mayoría de fuerza laboral alrededor del mundo; no obstante, realizan actividades bajo menos remuneración y poco reconocimiento. El sector de viajes y turismo brinda cerca de 330 millones de plazas de trabajo alrededor del mundo, además de contribuir con el 10.3% al PIB mundial. La OMT, a través de su departamento de Ética, Cultura y Responsabilidad Social, en colaboración con ONU Mujeres y diversos aliados externos alrededor del mundo, lleva trabajando desde 2007 en promover la igualdad de género y empoderamiento femenino mediante la aplicación de políticas asociadas a esta materia en el sector turístico. Según el Global Report on Women in Tourism – Second Edition publicado por la OMT, las mujeres representan un 54% de la fuerza laboral del sector turístico. En el año 2021, el empoderamiento femenino y apertura de la sociedad ha logrado que se den más de 277 millones de empleos alrededor del mundo, entre los cuales hay trabajos estereotipados erróneamente par...