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Lady­ane Katlyn de Souza

PhD fellow

Subjects
Law Project management Multinational company Diversity Equality Inclusion

Primary research areas

DEI in Organizational Dynamics

Craft­ing strategies to em­bed di­versity, equity, and in­clu­sion across or­gan­iz­a­tion­al struc­tures, es­pe­cially in mul­tina­tion­als and in­ter­cul­tur­al con­texts.

Intersectionality in Global Employment

Investigating how gender, race, religion, ethnicity and nationality intersect to shape women’s employment experiences in multinational enterprises, while examining how corporate culture reinforces or challenges these dynamics in contexts such as Saudi Arabia and Denmark.

Political Violence & Democracy

Unpacking how gendered violence in political arenas undermines democratic participation, with insights drawn from Brazilian parliamentary experiences and election monitoring, as developed in my award-winning Master’s thesis, where I introduced the territorial typology of political violence.

Latin America: Enterprises, Human Rights & Social Inclusion

Examining how enterprises and economic actors influence human rights, gender equality, and political participation in Latin America, highlighting the role of business in driving or challenging social inclusion.

Digital Rights & Online hate

Ex­plor­ing how di­git­al plat­forms shape civic par­ti­cip­a­tion and the risks of on­line hate, es­pe­cially against fe­male and LGB­TQ+ ad­voc­ates in polit­ics. Draw­ing on my role in ad­van­cing AI reg­u­la­tion in Brazil, my work with lead­ing di­git­al rights NGOs, and my pub­lic­a­tions on on­line gendered har­ass­ment.

Building equality as the foundation of prosperity

My research explores how enterprises and institutions can advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) while respecting cultural contexts and laws. I focus on women’s employment in multinational firms across the globe, examining how gender, race, ethnicity, religion and nationality shape workplace access and prosperity. 

I combine strong methodological skills with originality, including the previous development of the territorial typology of political violence, awarded as the best Master’s dissertation at the University of Brasília. My work bridges academia and practice, engaging with intersectionality scholars. 

Through this research, I support: 

Businesses aligning DEI strategies with legal and ethical frameworks 

Multinationals and Institutions designing inclusive and rights-based policies 

Societies and business rethinking prosperity through equality, diversity and representation 

I am motivated by building knowledge that connects law, business, and human rights to inspire more inclusive and sustainable futures. 

Outside activities