Graduate Student
Bio:
Priscila Valim is a qualified law researcher with experience advocating for women’s rights and global governance connected with her work at the intersection of corporate risk prevention, governments, and civil society, where she gathers resolution strategies.
Her research at UCSB seeks to translate gender laws into practice, contributing to gender equality through tangible outcomes and public policy, advancing gender pay equity. Her women’s rights commitment includes her participation as a member of the Brazilian Delegation in the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), engaging in multilateral negotiations on gender-responsive legal frameworks.
Before academia, Priscila spent over eight years practicing law, advising on civil and constitutional cases, serving on the Human Rights Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association, and consulting on public policy for vulnerable communities. That experience grounds her research in real institutional stakes, has enabled her to speak publicly, write critically and argumentatively, and remain committed. She has a consolidated foundation in Law, including Courts of Justice, public and private sectors, publications, and speaking at symposia.
She has published in peer-reviewed journals, including her paper about female genital mutilation in Latin America, in the First Official Journal of the Youth 20, as part of the Official G20 process.