About the author: Gladys Morales-Smith was born in Lima, Peru. A journalist by vocation and with an academic education in the mass media field, she has practiced the art of writing in Spanish for the majority of the last several decades. She also worked as a diplomat in many Latin American countries and in the United States of America. In addition, she holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations, and postgraduate courses in Sociology and International Business. Her interest in women's issues dates back to the 1970s. At that time in Peru, (for the first time thanks to the socialization...