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Karina Batthyány
Karina Batthyány (born 18 August 1968 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan sociologist, scholar and author. Her main areas are social welfare, care and gender. Biography Graduated from the Faculty of Sociology, University of the Republic, she subsequently completed a master's degree at the Catholic University of Uruguay. She did research in the fields of gender studies, regional development and urban sociology. In 2003 she obtained a PhD in sociology at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Batthyány stresses the importance of making women's thinking visible in the field of Social Sciences and all work areas. She advocates for a culture of gender equality, promoting it in everyday life and in the workplace. Since 1992, Batthyány is professor at the Faculty of Sociology. In 2019 she was appointed executive secretary of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). Further, she is a consultant of several international organizations: ECLAC, UN Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. A Portuguese garrison was established in the place where today is the city of Montevideo in November 1723. The Portuguese garrison was expelled in February 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the Río de la Plata Basin, platine region. There is no official document establishing the foundation of the city, but the "Diario" of Bruno Mauricio de Zabala officially mentions the date of 24 December 1726 as the foundation, corroborated by presential witnesses. The complete independence from Buenos Aires as a real city was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
