Mayra Buvinic

Education

Professional Degree in Psychology, Catholic University Chile, Santiago, 1969. Master of Science in Social Psychology, University Wisconsin, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology, University Wisconsin, 1975.

Career

Project director, research associate Office of International Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, 1975-1976. Adjunct professor School International Service American University, 1977. Visiting social scientist Battelle Memorial Institute, 1977-1978.

Vice president International Center for Research on Women, 1977-1978, president, since 1978, executive director, senior fellow United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean Santiago, 1990-1991. Board governors International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, since 1995. Member acquisitions committee Women, Ink, International Women's Tribune Center, since 1994.

Member eminent advisory panel Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme, 1994-1995. Advisory committee on voluntary foreign aid United States Agency for International Development, since 1994. Advisory committee World Development Report, 1993, World Bank, 1992-1993, member selection panel McNamara fellowships, 1989-1991.

Board trustees, member executive committee International Child Health Foundation, 1989-1994. Board trustees International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1986-1992, chairman audit committee, 1990-1992. Member program advisory committee Overseas Development Council, 1987-1990.

Advisory council Global Fund for Women, since 1987. Board directors International Center for Research on Women, since 1976. Board trustees International Development Conference, 1979-1983.

Participant non-governmental organization and Official PrepCom meetings 4th United Nations World Conference on Women, New York City, 1995. Presenter numerous national, international conferences. Panelist Contrapunto (Spanish television program) UNIVISION, Washington, 1994.

Lecturer in field.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to professional journals. Book reviewer Science Books and Films.

Membership

Member Association for Women in Development (president 1985-1986), Society for International Development (steering committee women in development group 1977-1978).