Regina Tavares da Silva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938? |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Other names | Maria Regina Neves Xavier Amorim Tavares da Silva |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, government officer, international consultant |
| Known for | Feminist and women’s rights advocate |
| Notable work | A Mulher: Bibliografia Portuguesa Anotada (The Woman: Annotated Portuguese Bibliography) |
Regina Tavares da Silva is a Portuguese politician, feminist, historical researcher and an international expert on women's rights. She has chaired several women's organizations, both Portuguese and international. She is arguably best known for her insistence that women's equality should not be treated as a social issue but as a requirement of both democracy and human rights.[1]