Argentina among the 100 most influential women of the year – News

The Argentine doctor Mabel Bianco has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential and inspiring women in the world, in the list of "100 women of the BBC" of 2019.

Bianco was created three years ago and currently chairs the Foundation for the Study and Research on Women (FEIM).

"Feminist Dr. Mabel Bianco has spent four decades putting Argentina's public policy agenda in the areas of women's health, reproductive rights, abortion and HIV / AIDS. He has managed to implement policies aimed at saving the lives of women ranging from breast cancer to the prevention of violence and has been the pioneer of sex education against Roman Catholic conservatism, "said the BBC in the text that he chose to examine. the trajectory of the Argentine doctor.

The BBC chose the category "Leadership", among the three others that were mentioned as "Knowledge", "Creativity", "Earth", "Identity" and "Sport".

Bianco is one of 10 Latin Americans recognized in the list with scientists, athletes, artists, survivors, politicians, activists, journalists or business women from Brazil, India, the United States, Nepal, Mexico, Canada, Finland, China and Viet Nam. and Uruguay, among other countries.

The actress Yalitza Aparicio – the first Mexican indigenous woman nominated for an Oscar for the film Rome -, the scientist MiMi Aung – who, at age 16, was traveling alone from Myanmar to the United States to study and is currently asking for the NASA's team that designed a helicopter to visit Mars in 2021 and Irish Sinéad Burke, an activist for people with disabilities who challenges the big names in the international fashion industry. design more inclusive clothing.

In addition, the forensic psychologist Soo Jung Lee – who promotes laws against criminal harassment or obsessive harassment -, Nigerian athlete Salwa Eid Naser, activist Jamie Margolis, is also mentioned.

The BBC 100 Women program surveys and tells stories of leading women around the world who have had success or inspired changes in their societies that serve women's future.