Introduction
Dr. Rosalee Gonzalez has twenty-five years of international experience in the promotion and protection of indigenous peoples, women's, and human rights. She is an elected leader of the Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas and is Co-Founder of Indigenous Women Rise--a convenor for the Women's March in the US (2017). Dr. Gonzalez's academic research is informed by her engagement in the international indigenous peoples' movement. She has university teaching experience in human rights, critical race theory, social work/welfare, and criminal justice. She has executive management, public policy, and administration experience. She worked for two United Nations Secretariats in Geneva and New York Headquarters. Dr. Gonzalez is the former Executive Director of the US Human Rights Network, a member-based network building a people-centered human rights movement in the US.
Expert
Dr. Rosalee Gonzalez has twenty-five years of international expertise in promoting and protecting indigenous peoples, women, and human rights. She's led in NGOs and has consulted extensively on federal policy, politics, and international law. She is a seasoned scholar-activist who's research is informed by her direct involvement advancing human rights.
Fields of expertise: Culture, Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Environmental policy / climate change, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Gender equality, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Migration, Monitoring and evaluation, Participation, Policy design and delivery, Social change / social transformations