Karina Batthyány

Karina Batthyány is a Uruguayan sociologist, scholar and author. Her main areas are social welfare, care and gender.

Biography

Graduated from the Faculty of Sociology, University of the Republic, she subsequently completed a master's degree at the Catholic University of Uruguay. She did research in the fields of gender studies, regional development and urban sociology. In 2003 she obtained a PhD in sociology at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Batthyány stresses the importance of making women's thinking visible in the field of Social Sciences and all work areas. She advocates for a culture of gender equality, promoting it in everyday life and in the workplace.
Since 1992, Batthyány is professor at the Faculty of Sociology. In 2019 she was appointed executive secretary of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences. Further, she is a consultant of several international organizations: ECLAC, UN Women, ILO, EuroSocial.
As of May 2025, Batthyány is considered a candidate for rector of the University of the Republic.