Isabel Casimiro

Isabel Maria Cortesão Casimiro
Born (1955-01-14) 14 January 1955
Iapala, Nampula Province, Mozambique
CitizenshipMozambican
OccupationsSociologist, Women's Rights Activist, Politician
TitleProfessor
Academic background
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra

Isabel Maria Cortesão Casimiro (born 14 January 1955) is a Mozambican sociologist, feminist, women's rights activist, and a former politician. She is a professor at the Centre of African Studies, Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique.

She is the founder of Fórum Mulher and Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trust. She was a FRELIMO Member of Parliament from 1995 to 1999.

Casimiro served as the President of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) from 2018 to 2023.

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