Women & Power.
CLARICE is a studio focused on intelligence and creativity related to women and power.
We are architects of imagination through the development of studies, research, and audiovisual products highlighting women who challenge the status quo and redefine power in our societies.
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What we do
Our mission is to create a new paradigm and vision of female power through various experiences and positions of influence, authorship, and authority.
Intelligence
We conduct original qualitative
and quantitative research to explore
the mindsets that define women’s power
in our society, generating public knowledge to design strategies and solutions that fuel the cultural, social, and public sectors
on gender issues and their multiple dimensions.
Creativity
We develop stories to foster the imagination of women’s power, articulating different formats to engage strategic audiences
and generate impact. We create cultural
and entertainment products—documentaries, fiction films, books, and podcasts—as tools
to populate this imagery.
Why does this matter?
Women represent 40% of the global workforce, yet they are underrepresented in leadership positions:
If we continue progressing at the current rate, it will take
134 years to reach gender parity (50/50)*
* World Economic Forum (2022)
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It’s not just a matter of representation; reaching positions
of power is challenging and time-consuming, but staying
there is even more difficult.
Holding seats of power is not enough. We need to redesign
these positions so that women feel they belong and are empowered in these spaces.
*World Bank (2023) **United Nations (2023) *** Inter-Parliamentary Union (2020)
**** Deloitte (2024) ***** Female Founders Report (2021) ****** PitchBook (2023)[SN4]
Women in power, with power.
Who we are
Beatriz Della Costa
Co-founder of CLARICE, Beatriz is a scientist and social entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience
in political innovation. She is currently based in Cambridge (USA), where she is pursuing a master’s degree at Harvard Kennedy School. Beatriz is the co-founder of Instituto Update, an organization that studies and fosters political innovation in Latin America, where she currently serves on its Board.
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She produced and hosted the documentary “Elected: Women in Politics” along with Quebrando o Tabu, Maria Farinha Filmes, and singer Anitta about elected women
in five Latin American countries. Additionally, she created two series on political innovation for the Brazilian major news channel, Globonews. She hosted "Jogo de Cartas",
a podcast made in partnership with Deezer, which covered the overlooked story of women in Brazil's 1988 Constitutional Assembly.
Beatriz co-authored the book “Disputed Feminism”, which explores the behavior and political world views of moderately conservative female voters.In recent years, Beatriz has led initiatives with the support of philanthropic organizations such as Open Society Foundations, Luminate, Oak Foundation, Porticus, Ford Foundation, Fundação Tide Setúbal, and BMW Foundation, as well as individual donors.
Mariana Ribeiro
Co-founder of CLARICE. Strategic communicator, executive, and activist with over 10 years of experience
in impact campaigns and mobilization on various social and environmental causes.
She served as the Head of Office for Purpose Brazil for 3 years as well as a Senior Advisor for Global Programs focused on Climate and Democracy. She directed the documentary web series “Imagina na Copa,” with 75 shorts about young activists across Brazil. On the gender agenda, she launched the “Mapa do Acolhimento” and the “Beta Chatbot” while serving as director at Nossas (2017 - 2019). She was responsible for the impact campaign of the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Edge of Democracy” (Netflix) in 2020 and led campaigns and projects recognized at global awards like Cannes Lion, Anthem Awards, and Emmy (Television Academy). For the past 10 years, Mari has been one of the curators of Globo's yearly TV special to recognize impact leaders.
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Throughout her career, Mari has led executive projects with philanthropic organizations such as Open Society Foundations, Luminate, Oak Foundation, Porticus, Instituto Clima & Sociedade, and Fundação Tide Setúbal, as well as corporate clients invested in the impact and ESG agenda, such as Natura & Co, Ben & Jerry’s, Stella Artois, and Nivea.
