30:
429:, to launch Ciudad Mujer. Ciudad Mujer, which had provided healthcare, legal and healthcare services to 603,000 women by November 2014, have won praise both within El Salvador and internationally. Brazil has announced plans to open its own Ciudad Mujer initiative, while Guatemala, Colombia and Mexico have expressed interest in adopting Pignato's initiative as well.
414:, Vignato praised her now-estranged husband's efforts and his 2012 speech, noting "Before that speech women didn't exist in government policies. They were invisible. At Women City, women are now visible, in a place that's just for them. When women come here they get a hug from a female official who doesn't judge or ignore them."
509:
Jorge Cortez, head of the
Financial Unit of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), explained that they had requested that Pignato only pay a bond to be processed in freedom as a consideration for her health condition. However, the judge decided to issue a warrant for her arrest since he believes
435:
In
October 2011, ten days of heavy rain led to severe flooding which affected 70% of El Salvador and damaged approximately 80% of the country's roads. The floods, which impacted 300,000 residents, killed 105 people and destroyed of 250,000 of agricultural land and crops. Then President Mauricio Funes
409:
than men. They tend to be economically dependent on male partners or family members, making it more difficult to leave an abusive relationship. In 2012, President
Mauricio Funes gave a speech calling "Violence against women is violence against society," which was one of the first times that women's
499:
On 12 May 2017 Mr. Joao
Santana, a Brazilian marketing consultant reveleaded under oath the money applied to Mr. Mauricio Funes first presidential campaign was financed by Brazilian company Odebrecht with dirt money, the command to Odebrecht to give money to Mr. Funes campaign committee came from
389:
during her tenures as First Lady and
Secretary of Social Inclusion. Pignato's Department of Social Inclusion oversees issues related to human rights and family affairs in El Salvador. Pignato was first appointed as Secretary on 1 June 2009, by her husband, President
263:, and career training. The five Ciudad Mujer centers, located throughout the country, offer services from 15 Salvadoran government agencies in one location. These include job training and financial loans to offer a chance for
239:
appointed her as the country's
Secretary of Social Inclusion from 2009 to 2014. The appointment made Pignato the first sitting First Lady in El Salvador's history to hold a political position. Funes's successor, President
421:, which were established in 2011. Five the centers have been opened to low income areas across El Salvador. She overcame opposition against the plan from several sectors of Salvadoran society, which included politicians,
821:
495:
In July 2015, Secretary Vanda
Pignato announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer. She took a temporary leave of absence from the Department of Social Inclusion to undergo treatment for the disease.
290:
announced plans to launch its own "Women's House" project, modeled on
Pignato's Ciudad Mujer program in El Salvador. The first "Women's House" in Pignato's native Brazil is slated for
582:
432:
Pignato simultaneously served as the
Salvadorian Institute for Women Development. Additionally, she was appointed as the first President Salvadorian National Council for the Youth.
846:
841:
826:
806:
851:
796:
679:
370:
165:
811:
801:
478:
503:
A Warrant has been issued for Vanda
Pignato arrest. This was decided on the afternoon of Monday, 12 June 2018 by the Fifth Peace Court of San Salvador.
861:
856:
642:
334:, who would later serve as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011. She reportedly remains close to both Lula da Silva and his successor, President
791:
871:
866:
614:
816:
506:
Pignato is part of the case against former President Mauricio Funes for the crimes of embezzlement, and money and asset laundering.
831:
712:
836:
763:
457:
426:
116:
279:
410:
issues and gender-based violence had reached the forefront of political debate in El Salvador. In a 2014 interview with the
331:
395:
241:
64:
746:
482:
104:
411:
327:
689:
753:
350:
229:
71:
275:
care and breast cancer prevention. An estimated 603,000 women have utilized Ciudad Mujer, as of November 2014.
233:
232:
from 2009 until 2014. Pignato became First Lady of El Salvador on 1 June 2009, the same day that her husband,
786:
449:
437:
256:
278:
Pignato's Ciudad Mujer initiative has received international support and recognition, including from the
453:
422:
264:
221:
29:
781:
717:
535:"The 22nd Annual Celebration of the International Day of Older Persons "Longevity Shapes the Future""
346:
287:
486:
471:
342:
534:
295:
353:. Pignato moved from Brazil to El Salvador in 1992, where she represented the Workers' Party in
357:. She also became the Director of the Center for Brazilian Studies at the Embassy of Brazil in
382:
225:
445:
260:
587:
441:
386:
354:
244:, reappointed Pignato as Secretary of Social Inclusion when he took office in June 2014.
542:
464:
391:
362:
335:
283:
236:
175:
92:
60:
492:
In October 2014, Mauricio Funes publicly confirmed that he and Pignato had separated.
775:
406:
467:
418:
402:
358:
291:
248:
440:(GDP). Pignato, as both Secretary of Social Inclusion and First Lady, traveled to
319:
151:
401:
Pignato has acknowledged the challenges facing Salvadoran women, who have higher
271:
laboratories and legal aid for victims of sexual assault, reproductive services,
460:
214:
643:"Biografía de la Secretaria de Inclusión Social de la República de El Salvador"
366:
583:"El Salvador first lady in Washington to urge help for flood-ravaged country"
299:
436:
estimated that damages totaled $ 840 million, equal to 4% of El Salvador's
303:
272:
268:
684:
323:
307:
217:
210:
194:
155:
398:, who asked her to stay on as his Secretary of Social Inclusion.
310:
have also expressed interest in implementing Pignato's programs.
619:
680:"Women City centres bring hope to El Salvador's abused women"
267:. Ciudad Mujer also provides healthcare services, including
489:
community and her initiatives to support women's rights.
259:, as well provide access to women's healthcare services,
713:"Exprimera dama padece cáncer y anuncia retiro temporal"
474:
community and representatives for the corporate sector.
500:
former Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
394:. She was reappointed to the post in 2014 by President
822:
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front politicians
190:
182:
171:
161:
131:
126:
110:
98:
88:
70:
56:
40:
20:
615:"Brazil to have first "Women's House" in February"
373:politician, with whom she had one son, Gabriel.
485:in May 2012, citing her cooperation with the
8:
377:First Lady and Secretary of Social Inclusion
735:
479:National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations
28:
17:
847:21st-century Salvadoran women politicians
842:Women government ministers of El Salvador
673:
671:
669:
667:
665:
663:
661:
659:
576:
574:
572:
570:
568:
566:
564:
562:
519:
711:Barahona, Juan Carlos (21 July 2015).
678:Moloney, Anatasia (24 November 2014).
609:
607:
605:
7:
529:
527:
525:
523:
852:21st-century Salvadoran politicians
827:Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
807:Salvadoran women's rights activists
797:Government ministers of El Salvador
812:Brazilian emigrants to El Salvador
510:Mrs. Pignato poses a flight risk.
417:Her signature initiative has been
84:1 June 2009 – 1 June 2014
52:1 June 2009 – 1 June 2019
14:
802:Salvadoran human rights activists
330:(PT) and served as an adviser to
458:United Nations Secretary General
326:. She became an activist in the
862:21st-century Salvadoran lawyers
857:20th-century Salvadoran lawyers
280:Inter-American Development Bank
444:in November 2011 to lobby for
1:
764:Margarita Villalta de Sánchez
581:Lazo, Luz (4 November 2011).
247:In 2011, Pignato established
209:(born 15 February 1961) is a
117:Margarita Villalta de Sánchez
41:Minister of Social Inclusion
792:First ladies of El Salvador
747:Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca
483:Ellis Island Medal of Honor
481:(NECO) awarded Pignato the
361:in 1992. She later married
105:Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca
888:
872:21st-century women lawyers
867:20th-century women lawyers
412:Thomson Reuters Foundation
345:in El Salvador during the
760:
754:First Lady of El Salvador
751:
743:
738:
403:high school dropout rates
351:Chapultepec Peace Accords
349:, which was ended by the
332:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
230:First Lady of El Salvador
200:
122:
77:
72:First Lady of El Salvador
45:
36:
27:
817:Salvadoran women lawyers
837:Brazilian women lawyers
286:. In January 2015, the
545:NGO Committee on Aging
450:United States Congress
438:gross domestic product
396:Salvador Sánchez Cerén
341:She began documenting
257:violence against women
242:Salvador Sánchez Cerén
65:Salvador Sánchez Cerén
832:People from São Paulo
454:U.S. State Department
427:Roman Catholic Church
423:evangelical Christian
381:Pignato has promoted
265:economic independence
255:), to aid victims of
228:activist, and former
222:human rights activist
207:Vanda Guiomar Pignato
186:Gabriel Funes Pignato
136:Vanda Guiomar Pignato
456:. She also met with
347:Salvadoran Civil War
318:Pignato was born in
288:Brazilian government
487:Salvadoran American
472:Salvadoran American
343:human rights abuses
296:Mato Grosso do Sul
770:
769:
761:Succeeded by
718:La Prensa Gráfica
623:. 21 January 2015
547:. 10 October 2012
204:
203:
879:
744:Preceded by
739:Honorary titles
736:
730:
729:
727:
725:
708:
702:
701:
699:
697:
692:on 18 April 2016
688:. Archived from
675:
654:
653:
651:
649:
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
611:
600:
599:
597:
595:
578:
557:
556:
554:
552:
539:
531:
446:humanitarian aid
425:groups, and the
261:financial advice
149:
146:15 February 1961
145:
143:
127:Personal details
113:
101:
82:
50:
32:
18:
887:
886:
882:
881:
880:
878:
877:
876:
772:
771:
766:
757:
749:
734:
733:
723:
721:
710:
709:
705:
695:
693:
677:
676:
657:
647:
645:
641:
640:
636:
626:
624:
613:
612:
603:
593:
591:
588:Washington Post
580:
579:
560:
550:
548:
537:
533:
532:
521:
516:
442:Washington D.C.
387:gender equality
379:
365:, a Salvadoran
355:Central America
316:
162:Political party
150:
147:
141:
139:
138:
137:
111:
99:
83:
78:
63:
51:
46:
23:
12:
11:
5:
885:
883:
875:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
774:
773:
768:
767:
762:
759:
750:
745:
741:
740:
732:
731:
703:
655:
634:
601:
558:
543:United Nations
518:
517:
515:
512:
465:U.S. President
407:literacy rates
392:Mauricio Funes
383:women's rights
378:
375:
363:Mauricio Funes
336:Dilma Rousseff
328:Workers' Party
315:
312:
284:United Nations
237:Mauricio Funes
226:women's rights
224:, politician,
202:
201:
198:
197:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:Mauricio Funes
173:
169:
168:
163:
159:
158:
135:
133:
129:
128:
124:
123:
120:
119:
114:
108:
107:
102:
96:
95:
93:Mauricio Funes
90:
86:
85:
75:
74:
68:
67:
61:Mauricio Funes
58:
54:
53:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
33:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
884:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
787:Living people
785:
783:
780:
779:
777:
765:
756:
755:
748:
742:
737:
720:
719:
714:
707:
704:
691:
687:
686:
681:
674:
672:
670:
668:
666:
664:
662:
660:
656:
644:
638:
635:
622:
621:
616:
610:
608:
606:
602:
590:
589:
584:
577:
575:
573:
571:
569:
567:
565:
563:
559:
546:
544:
536:
530:
528:
526:
524:
520:
513:
511:
507:
504:
501:
497:
493:
490:
488:
484:
480:
475:
473:
469:
466:
462:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
433:
430:
428:
424:
420:
415:
413:
408:
404:
399:
397:
393:
388:
384:
376:
374:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
339:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
313:
311:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
245:
243:
238:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
216:
212:
208:
199:
196:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
174:
170:
167:
164:
160:
157:
153:
148:(age 63)
134:
130:
125:
121:
118:
115:
109:
106:
103:
97:
94:
91:
87:
81:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59:
55:
49:
44:
39:
35:
31:
26:
22:Vanda Pignato
19:
16:
752:
722:. Retrieved
716:
706:
694:. Retrieved
690:the original
683:
646:. Retrieved
637:
625:. Retrieved
618:
592:. Retrieved
586:
549:. Retrieved
541:
508:
505:
502:
498:
494:
491:
476:
468:Bill Clinton
434:
431:
419:Ciudad Mujer
416:
400:
380:
359:San Salvador
340:
317:
292:Campo Grande
277:
252:
249:Ciudad Mujer
246:
206:
205:
112:Succeeded by
79:
47:
15:
782:1961 births
461:Ban Ki-moon
178:(separated)
100:Preceded by
776:Categories
758:2009–2014
724:17 January
696:17 January
648:16 October
627:17 January
594:17 January
551:17 January
514:References
405:and lower
367:journalist
253:Women City
215:Salvadoran
191:Occupation
142:1961-02-15
463:, former
448:from the
320:São Paulo
314:Biography
300:Guatemala
234:President
211:Brazilian
152:São Paulo
89:President
57:President
48:In office
452:and the
304:Colombia
282:and the
273:neonatal
269:forensic
183:Children
685:Reuters
80:In role
470:, the
324:Brazil
308:Mexico
218:lawyer
213:-born
195:Lawyer
172:Spouse
156:Brazil
538:(PDF)
726:2016
698:2016
650:2017
629:2016
596:2016
553:2016
477:The
385:and
371:FMLN
369:and
306:and
166:FMLN
132:Born
620:EFE
778::
715:.
682:.
658:^
617:.
604:^
585:.
561:^
540:.
522:^
338:.
322:,
302:,
298:.
294:,
220:,
154:,
144:)
728:.
700:.
652:.
631:.
598:.
555:.
251:(
140:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
