Adriana Alcazar Gonzalez joined Global Press in Mexico in 2006, as of the first class of Global Press reporters. After an eight-year break, she returned to Global Press in 2014. Adriana has reported on problems such as the effects of climate change on the lives of Chiapas peasants, diseases caused by rust in coffee production and projects such as the perception of locals and U.S. presidential elections. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/adriana-alcazar-gonzalez/rss en Entrepreneurship Equal Pay and Opportunity Solutions Fri, 16 Jun 2017 07:32:57 +0000 Marissa Revilla, Adriana Alcázar González https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/06/16/in-mexico-corn-finds-protectors-in-a-womens-cooperative https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/06/16/in-mexico-corn-finds-protectors-in-a-womens-cooperative Corn is the foundation of many iconic Mexican foods, but in recent years Mexico has been growing less and importing more. A group of women in southern Mexico are working together to shield the staple crop from the ups and downs of the global economy.