04 November 2025
591: Redefining Womanhood: with Karol Lopez of the Fundación Las Fuertes
Colombia Calling - The English Voice in Colombia
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In this episode of the Colombia Calling podcast, Karol Lopez of the Fundación Las Fuertes joins Richard McColl and Emily Hart to discuss the misconceptions surrounding the onset of menstruation and the societal expectations placed on young girls as they transition into womanhood, especially in a country like Colombia. Lopez challenges the narrative that menstruation defines womanhood and highlights the pressure young girls feel to conform to traditional feminine roles. Hear about the Fundacion Las Fuertes and Lopez's journey to this point which has taken her from Colombia to the United States, on to Madagascar, then Panama and back to Colombia again. https://www.instagram.com/las.fuertes
The Colombia Briefing is reported by Emily Hart.
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