Lecture: "Politics of Inclusion: Women, Afrodescendants, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America"

Mala Htun, University of New Mexico

Dr. Htun's research interests are Latin American politics and international comparative politics, with a specific focus on gender, race, and ethnicity.  Professor Htun is the author of Sex and the State: Abortion, Divorce, and the Family under Latin American Dictatorships and Democracies (Cambridge University Press, 2003), in which she analyzes the effects and social implications of gender-related policy reform in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.  She was a National Science Foundation award recipient for her project titled "Collaborative Research. States and Sex Equality: Why do Governments Promote Women's Rights?" 

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