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Sonia Corrêa

Sonia Corrêa (born 18 November 1948) is a feminist activist and researcher from Brazil, working primarily on issues of gender equality, health and sexuality. Since 2002, she has co-chaired Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW), a global policy forum analysing global trends in sexuality related policies and projects.

From 1992 to 2009, Corrêa was the research coordinator for sexual and reproductive health and rights at Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), a global South feminist network. In this capacity, as a civil society member, she was involved in the United Nations negotiations on gender and sexuality related issues at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the 1995 World Conference on Women, International Conference that has adopted the Yogyakarta Principles as one of 29 signatories and their respective reviews. Provided by Wikipedia