Nilcéa Freire
Nilcéa Freire (14 September 1953 – 28 December 2019) was a Brazilian academic and politician. After a career as a medical researcher and professor, Freire moved into university administration. She oversaw graduate studies and budgetary concerns before being promoted as dean of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2004 she became a government minister, as the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women. She served from 2005 to 2007 as the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women. At the end of her term, she became the Brazilian representative for the Ford Foundation and oversaw their programs to promote opportunity and justice for underrepresented minorities.
Biography
Nilcéa Freire was born in September 1953
Career
In 1980, she began working at her alma mater, holding both administrative and teaching positions.[4] She instructed on parasitology as well as participating in research and publication, the most cited of which was titled, Esquistossomosi mansoni em Sumidouro.[3] Beginning in 1988 she became part of the university administration, serving as sub-rector of Graduate Studies and Research of until 1991, In 1992, Fréire attended the Management Institute and University Leadership course in Canada sponsored by the Council of Rectors of Brazilian Universities and the Organization of American States and upon her return became Director of Planning and Budget for UFRJ between 1992 and 1995. In 1996, she was elected as University Vice Rector.[5] In 1999, she became a dean and instituted an affirmative action policy, requiring UFRJ to provide reserved places for low-income black students and those trained in public education.[2] Between 2002 and 2004 she chaired the Rio de Janeiro State Education Council.[3]
In 1995, she became affiliated with the
Death
Freire died on 28 December 2019 in Rio de Janeiro.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Dicionário Mulheres do Brasil - Volume II" (in Portuguese). Brazil: Mulher500. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b c Maia, Cecília (16 February 2004). "A ministra que foi musa" (in Portuguese). Brazil: Isto é Gente. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Nilcéa Freire" (PDF). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe. 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Nilcéa Freire". Brazil: Ford Foundation. 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Nilcéa Freire fala sobre políticas públicas para mulheres" (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre, Brazil: Diretório Municipal e Bancada de Vereadores do PT de Porto Alegre. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "32nd Assembly of Delegates (Washington DC, October 27-29, 2004)". Organization of American States. Washington, DC: CIM Assembly of Delegates. August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Graziano, Valéria (22 August 2007). "Refugee women gain more recognition, support in Brazil". Geneva, Switzerland: UNHCR. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Abe, Érica (16 September 2008). "Ministra Nilcéia Freire defende aborto em casos de anencefalia" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Globo. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Nilcea Freire (1953 - 2019) - Morre Nilcea Freire, ex-ministra e líder feminista". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "Morre ex-ministra Nilcéia Freire aos 66 anos".