Population

- Panama has an estimated total population of 3,360,474.

• 0-14 years: 29.3% (male 501,950/female 481,750)
• 15-64 years: 63.9% (male 1,085,435/ female 1,061,530)
• 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 106,934/ female 122,875) (2009 est.) 

- Approximately 900,000 women are over 40 years of age.
- More than half the population of Panama lives in the Panama City–Colon metropolitan corridor.
- The country is ethnically diverse:

• 70% of the population Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and White)
  
• 14% Amerindian and mixed (West Indian)
  
• 10% White and 6% Amerindian
  
  SOURCES: CIA World Factbook 2009, Pan-American Health Organization

Program Manager
Amalia Aguilar Nicolau is a journalist and has written for women's issues in Panama. She is a member of the Women of Panama Alliance, and has coordinated the Women and Development Forum as well as directed the association's strategic communication. She also is a member of the Network of Journalists on Gender for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Amalia has worked actively on advocacy campaigns, most recently for a domestic violence law campaign, and has in-depth knowledge of civil society in Panama. In addition, she has worked as a consultant for the Spanish International Cooperation Agency, the United Nations and the Ministry of Agro-industrial Development. As a journalist, Amalia has worked as the editor of the lifestyle magazine Revista Agenda; the weekly supplements for Nosotras y Estilos (Styles and Us) dedicated to topics on health, culture and general interest items for women; and as editor for Ellas which is a weekly women's edition of the Daily La Prensa, among other publications. She has a Masters in women's studies from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Master Trainer
Cristina Hernandez works as a consultant, trainer and business coach in Panama City specifically in the areas of empowerment, communication and Human Resources both at the corporate and micro enterprise level. She has taught at the Interamericana University in Panama City as well as the Universidad Latina, Colegio Episcopal and Colegio Bilingue de Cerro Viento. Cristina has extensive experience leading seminars, and workshops on leadership, motivation, and stress management. She has worked closely with the non-profit FUNDES Panama which focuses on trainings for small to medium-sized companies. Her clients have included the U.S. Embassy, the City of Knowledge, CEMEX, Focus Insight Institute and MAERSK, HSBC, among others.

Cristina focuses on creating workshops that are dynamic, creative and interactive. She has worked with diverse audiences including young people, women and mothers and programs for adults. She is energetic and extremely excited about leading Komen's Course for the Cure™ workshops, adapting the material to be relevant in Panama, and creating participatory, dynamic workshops that would help create the network of activists we hope to build in Panama.