Raquel Rosario Sánchez
Dominican writer, campaigner and researcher.
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Raquel Rosario Sánchez is a writer, campaigner and researcher from the Dominican Republic. Outside the public eye, she has over a decade of experience as a frontline worker in women’s services. Her work especializes in ending male violence against girls and women.
Raquel writes for numerous English-speaking outlets such as The Times, The Telegraph, The Critic, The Spectator, UnHerd, Spiked, Newsweek, Al Jazeera, Quillette, and many others. She is a columnist for Dominican newspaper El Caribe and a contributor for Spanish platform Tribuna Feminista. As a commentator on social issues, Raquel has been interviewed and invited to speak at various radio and TV shows, including the BBC's Today Programme, Women's Hour, Times Radio and TalkTV.
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On an international level, Raquel advocates for the protection and/or strengthening of sex-based rights. She has campaigned for these protections in legislation and public policy initiatives in the Dominican Republic, the United States, Spain and the United Kingdom.
As a researcher, she is pursuing a PhD with the Centre for Gender and Violence Research at the University of Bristol. She has a Masters degree in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. In academia, she has taught undergraduate-level courses on women's activism, feminist history and violence against women. Her MA and PhD work focus on men who pay for sex.
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In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her family, out in nature (preferably with animals around) or reading fiction, to disconnect from the pressures of her work.
