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Professor of the Department of Social and Political Sciences of Universidad del Pacífico and member of the Research Center of the same University. She is a Ph.D. in International Studies with specializations in Comparative Development and Latin American Studies from the University of Miami (United States). She has been a Salzburg Fellow in Austria on the Social and Economic Determinants of Public Health. Her current research focuses on the intersection of labor and social rights with gender, ethnicity / race, migration, and social class, among others. Of particular interest are the care economy, paid domestic workers and other workers in special labor regimes. Prior to this research, she conducted research on health rights for marginalized populations and on prison policies in the United States and Peru. She has several publications in peer-reviewed and indexed journals, books, working papers and other academic journals. She is the Academic Director of the Doctorate in Strategic Management at the Graduate School of the same university; she and Coordinator of the FORGE project at GRADE. Likewise, she has developed various consultancies on vulnerable populations in Peru with organizations such as the Open Society Foundations, the International Labor Organization, and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DfID), having been the main local consultant for the Alianza project. for Transparency in Medicines (MeTA) between 2007 and 2011 in the latter case. Before migrating from her native country to Peru, she was Vice President of Health Initiatives at the Collins Center for Public Policy in Florida, United States.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Miami
10 May 1996
Master of Arts, University of Miami
14 Dec 1990
Bachelor of Science in Communications, University of Miami
12 Aug 1989
Concytec Score
- Level IV
Researching Topics
- domestic work
- Care economy
- House work
Teaching Topics
- Political science
- Relationship betweeen gender and society
- Care economy and house work
- Women and underemployment
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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A barometer for democracy: Social reproduction, domestic work, and women´s inequality in Latin America
1/03/23 → …
Project: Research
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«¿En qué momento se vive?»: Integración sociolaboral de mujeres migrantes venezolanas en el Perú
Ugarte, D., Espinosa Anaya, N. & Pérez, L. M., Jun 2023, En el umbral: Desafíos de la integración venezolana en el Perú. Freier, L. F. & Pérez, L. M. (eds.). 1a ed. Lima: Universidad del Pacífico, p. 179-200Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Cuerpos cautivos, pero no rendidos: Trabajadoras del hogar remuneradas en el Perú un año después del inicio de la COVID-19
Pérez, L. M. & Gandolfi, A., Jul 2023, Experiencias y lecciones aprendidas en la lucha contra la COVID-19. Manky, O., Prialé, M. Á. & Lavado, P. (eds.). Lima: Universidad del Pacífico, p. 363-389Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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En el umbral: Desafíos de la integración venezolana en el Perú
Freier, L. F. (ed.) & Pérez, L. M. (ed.), Jun 2023, 1a ed. Lima: Universidad del Pacífico. 215 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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En sus propias palabras: Las experiencias sociolaborales de trabajadoras del hogar y del cuidado de Bolivia, Perú y Uruguay
Pérez, L. M., Espinosa Anaya, N. & Pérez Recalde, G., Mar 2023, 1a ed. Lima: Universidad del Pacífico. 94 p. (Documento de investigación; no. 24)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Family bonds: Kinship reciprocity, female teenage trafficking and domestic labor exploitation in Peru
Pérez, L. M. & Freier, L. F., 2023, In: Journal of Human Trafficking. 9, 1, p. 48-62 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article in a journal › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
Activities
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Taller de Política, Filosofía y Economía - SOMOS UP OCTUBRE
Juan Francisco Castro Carlín (Speaker), Leda M. Pérez (Speaker) & Cesare Aníbal Del Mastro Puccio (Speaker)
28 Oct 2023Activity: Other activities › Participation in activities to attract students (Completed by Educational Advice)
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I did not choose to be in your country: Social-Racial Hierarchies in Peru and Venezuelan Migrant Women’s Responses
Leda M. Pérez (Examiner)
23 Oct 2023Activity: Unpublished and/or developing manuscripts › Manuscripts sent to indexed journals or publishers
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Universidad del Pacífico (Organizational unit)
Leda M. Pérez (Chair)
2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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From dead letter to functional policy? Domestic worker rights in Peru
Leda M. Pérez (Speaker)
10 Jul 2023 → 12 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in an event
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Revue Europeene de Migrations Internationales (Journal)
Leda M. Pérez (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
Teaching
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El cuidado: el primer derecho humano - Leda M. Pérez (Profesora e investigadora, Universidad del Pacifico)
9/12/22
1 Media contribution
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Entrevista a Leda Pérez, profesora de Ciencias Sociales y Políticas de la Universidad del Pacífico
30/11/22
1 Media contribution
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