Lídia Puigvert

Lídia Puigvert (born 29 May 1970) is a Colombian lecturer of sociology at the University of Barcelona. She is a feminist author known for her theoretical contributions to dialog feminism and the overcoming of gender violence. She has been published many times and co-authored ''Women and Social Transformation'' with Judith Butler and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim. Due to her relevant contributions in gender studies, she was appointed as a consultant for European research projects such as IMPACT-EV, INCLUD-ED, and WORKALÓ. She was a principal investigator in several projects and coordinated ''Life paths that move away or move closer to human trafficking with the purpose of sexual exploitation''. In 2008, she was a member of the Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women at the European Women's Lobby Observatory. As a lecturer, she has been invited to present conferences and seminars at different universities around the world, such as Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. Provided by Wikipedia