Sixty-sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Minister for the Status of Women of Costa Rica. As minister, she focuses on promoting women's economic autonomy, guaranteeing their rights in the face of violence and discrimination, and ensuring equality in the enjoyment of human rights. She represents Costa Rica at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Graduated with a law degree, she has extensive experience as a mediator and consultant on gender issues, decentralization and conscious leadership.

Founder of the first Network against Domestic Violence and of the Care Network for the Elderly in Moravia, she has worked in the empowerment of women promoting women's political participation. She participated in the founding of the Women's Front of Political Parties of Costa Rica and the Network of Municipal Women (RECOMM). Currently, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF Costa Rica).