Violencia Feminicida en México y la Ausencia de una Política de Estado. Violence Against Women in Mexico and the Absence of a State Policy. September 3, 2013

The Mexican Center & LLILAS BENSON Latin American Studies and Collections present     The Austin Lecture on Contemporary Mexico     Violencia Feminicida en México y la Ausencia de una Política de Estado.   Violence Against Women in Mexico and the Absence of a State Policy.   Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 5:30PM-7:30PM Texas Union, UNB- 3.502 Santa Rita Suite

Dr. Marcela Lagarde y de los Rios Professor of Anthropology,  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México   Dr. Marcela Lagarde is currently a Professor of Anthropology at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), and she has published several books and many articles about feminism. She works as advisor for gender at the United Nations, and has been awarded the medal for outstanding women by the Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres del Distrito Federal. She was a member of the Mexican Congress, in the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), and a member of the Committee for Equality and Gender. She was also the Chair of the Committee for research on feminicide in Mexico. As a member of the Congress, she has actively promoted the implementation of the General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence, approved in 2007.     Presentation will be in Spanish with Simultaneous Translation   BE OUR GUEST IN THE RECEPTION IN HONOR OF DR. LAGARDE FOLLOWING THE LECTURE     For more information about this event visit our Facebook page or email  Paloma Diaz (p.diaz@austin.utexas.edu)   To learn about upcoming events please visit our webpage Image Source:   http://www.rnw.nl/espanol/article/feminicidios-en-m%C3%A9xico-20-a%C3%B1os-de-impunidad