Mónica Ramírez has focused her work on ending gender-based violence in the workplace and achieving gender equity. She has served farmworker, Latina and immigrant women as an organizer and advocate for more than two decades. She has also represented individuals as a civil rights and gender justice attorney since 2004. Mónica also has a long history promoting women’s leadership and political power, including helping women secure public leadership positions.
Mónica is the founder of several major initiatives, organizations and projects, including Esperanza: The Immigrant Women’s Legal Initiative of the Southern Poverty Law Center, The Bandana Project, and The Latina Impact Fund. She is also the co-founder and President of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas. In November 2017, she authored a letter on behalf of Alianza members that was published in TIME magazine, which went viral and helped spark the TIME’S UP movement. TIME’S UP is a global movement that promotes gender equity and safety across industries.
Mónica holds a Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. She received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago. She has won numerous awards in recognition of her contributions and she has been interviewed by media in the US and different parts of the world. Mónica resides in Montgomery County, Maryland with her husband and her son where she serves as a Commissioner for the Montgomery County Commission for Women.