Brígida García Guzmán (May 13, 1947 – 18 September 2020[1]) was a sociologist and demographer. She was born in Moca in the Dominican Republic in 1947.[2] In 1969, she moved to Mexico to pursue studies in demographics at The College of Mexico. She later obtained her doctorate in Sociology at the School of Political and Social Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She became a Mexican citizen in 1991.[3]
García Guzmán was a professor and investigator at the Center of Demographic, Urban, and Environmental studies at El Colegio de México, until she gained emeritus status in 2019.[2] She formed part of the National System of Investigators, specializing in labor market, family, and gender studies.
García Guzmán received recognition for her contributions to constructing indicators and lines of action regarding poverty, heads of family, intrafamilial violence, and the female labor force. In 2003, she received the Luisa María Leal Duk Award of Population, awarded by her National Forum of Women and Population Politics for her contributions regarding the significance of working women.[4]
References edit
- ^ IUSSP Bulletin ● Issue 49, Sept 2020
- ^ a b Brigida Garcia (1947 - 2020)
- ^ Ariza, Marina (May–August 2011). "Brígida García Guzmán; breve biografía intelectual". Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos (in Spanish). 26 (2 [77]): 501–506. doi:10.24201/edu.v26i2.1393. JSTOR 23041979.
- ^ "Premian a Brígida García, investigadora del Colmex | Cimac Noticias". Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
External links edit
- Brígida García Guzmán. El Colegio de México Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- E-Journal de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: Articles by Brígida García Guzmán in academic journals.
- Esposas, hijos e hijas en el mercado de trabajo de la Ciudad de México en 1995.
- cmacnoticias: Premian a Brígida García, investigadora del Colmex