Clara Rubio Barredo

Clara received her sociology degree at the University of the Basque Country in Spain, and went on to receive her master’s degree in gender studies and local development from the Complutense University of Madrid. She has participated in mediation, research and evaluation projects focused on human rights, immigration, gender issues and the trafficking of women in Paraguay, Spain and Panama, for non-governmental and international organizations, as well as with local governments. For the past two and a half years, Clara has worked in Mexico on women’s rights projects, with a special emphasis on sexual and reproductive rights. In 2012, Clara was a volunteer for GPA, and became a staff member where she participated in the GPA study Maternal Mortality and the Role Midwives Play to Prevent it in 6 Municipalities in the Highlands Region of Chiapas. Currently, she works on the GPA team that implements the midwife training program in several municipalities in the Highlands Region, as well as heads up GPA's Monitoring and Evaluation, and Communications.