El crimen y la violencia afectan de manera desproporcionada a las mujeres y niñas en América Latina y el Caribe. La Plataforma Evidencias en Seguridad y Justicia del BID cuenta con un eje sobre prevención de violencia contra las mujeres, que incluye iniciativas dirigidas a mitigar los factores de riesgo y a potenciar los factores protectores a nivel individual, … [Lee más...] Acerca de ¿Qué ha funcionado para prevenir y responder a la Violencia Contra las Mujeres? La importancia de contar con políticas basadas en evidencia
María José Martínez
María José Martínez is a specialist in the Gender and Diversity Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where she supports the design and implementation of initiatives that promote gender equality and the inclusion of diverse population groups in the Caribbean. Previously, she worked on gender and diversity mainstreaming in the Innovation for Citizen Services Division. Before joining the IDB, she worked at the Ministry of Women and Gender Equity of Chile, leading international and regional cooperation projects for Latin America and the Caribbean on gender and human rights. She also supported the formulation of public policies and the investigation of cases of gender-based discrimination and discrimination against diverse population groups in government agencies in New York. María José is Chilean, a lawyer from the Adolfo Ibáñez University in Viña del Mar, holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia University in New York, and received a Columbia Law School Public Interest and Government LL.M. Fellowship.
