Albertina de Oliveira Costa facts for kids

Albertina de Oliveira Costa is a Brazilian expert who studies how societies work, especially focusing on women's lives and rights. She is a sociologist, which means she studies human behavior and society. She is also a theoretician, meaning she develops ideas and theories, and a feminist activist, working to make sure women have equal rights and opportunities.

Albertina de Oliveira Costa is a key researcher at the Carlos Chagas Foundation, an important organization in Brazil. She has done a lot of work on topics related to women's studies in Brazil. She studied social sciences at the University of São Paulo.

Her main work focuses on "gender studies," which looks at the social and cultural differences between men and women, not just biological ones. She approaches this from a feminist point of view, which means she supports women's rights, fair public policies (rules and actions by the government), and human rights for everyone.

She has been a member of the National Council for the Rights of Women, an organization that helps protect and promote women's rights. She also works as an editor for the journal Cadernos de Pesquisa and has contributed to other important journals like Revista Estudos Feministas and Cadernos Pagu. She was also part of the executive committee for the International Journal of Human Rights.

Important Works

Albertina de Oliveira Costa has written or helped write many books and articles. Here are some of her important works:

• Memórias das mulheres do exílio (Memories of Women in Exile) (1980)
• É viável o feminismo nos trópicos? (Is Feminism Possible in the Tropics?) (1988)
• Rebeldia e submissão : estudos sobre condição feminina (Rebellion and Submission: Studies on the Female Condition) (1989)
• O acesso das mulheres à cidadania : questões em aberto (Women's Access to Citizenship: Open Questions) (1991)
• Gênero e universidade (Gender and University) (1992)
• Uma história para contar : a pesquisa na Fundação Carlos Chagas (A Story to Tell: Research at the Carlos Chagas Foundation) (2004)
• Mercado de trabalho e gênero : comparações internacionais (Labor Market and Gender: International Comparisons) (2008)

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