Ana Sojo is senior expert at the Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations, in Santiago, Chile. Her research and technical advisory to governments of the region lie in the areas of social protection, poverty, social cohesion and care. Prior she was a researcher, professor and director of the Master Program in Sociology at the University of Costa Rica. She holds an M.A. in sociology and a Ph.D. in sociology and economics from the Freie Universität Berlin.