Eleonora Menicucci de Oliveira ( Lavras, August 21, 1944) is a Brazilian sociologist and was Minister of the Secretariat of Policies for Women until Dilma Rousseff's

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in 2016. She is a full professor in public health at Federal University of São Paulo. A member of the Workers' Party, and dedicated to feminism, she is favorable to the legalization of abortion in Brazil. Menicucci has a degree in Social Sciences from the

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(1974), MA in Sociology from the

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(1983), Ph.D. in political science from the University of São Paulo (1990), post-doctorate in Health and Work of Women from University of Milan (1994/1995) and a teaching degree in Public Health from the School of Public Health, University of São Paulo (1996). She publishes research studies and articles on critical issues related to women in the fields of health, violence and labor. She is divorced and has two children.Legalização do aborto é assunto do Congresso e não do Executivo, afirma nova ministra
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Partial works

* (1999) ''A mulher, a sexualidade e o trabalho''

References

1944 births Living people People from Lavras University of São Paulo alumni University of Milan alumni Government ministers of Brazil Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian feminists Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian sociologists Brazilian women sociologists Brazilian women activists Brazilian abortion-rights activists Academic staff of the Federal University of São Paulo Brazilian LGBT politicians Brazilian LGBT women {{Brazil-politician-stub