Lourdes Beneria

Background

Lourdes Benería was born in Louisiana Vall de Boí, Lleida, Spain.

Education

Beneria received her undergraduate degree from the University of Barcelona in 1961 and a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from in 1975.

Career

The author and editor of many books and articles, her work has concentrated on topics having to do with labor economics, women"s work, the informal economy, Gender and Development, Latin American Development. and globalization. Before Cornell, she taught at Rutgers University and has given courses in other international centers. She worked at the International Labor Organization for two years and has collaborated with other United Nations organizations, such as UNIFEM and United Nations Development Programme, and with a several Non-governmental organizations.

Achievements

She received the Narcis Monturiol prize for lifetime contributions to scientific work from the Ministry of Culture of the Catalan Government, Catalonia, Spain in 2002.

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She received the Narcis Monturiol prize for lifetime contributions to scientific work from the Ministry of Culture of the Catalan Government, Catalonia, Spain in 2002