Ligia is a Psychologist and Ph.D. in Social, Work and Organizational Psychology (University of Brasília, UnB, Brazil). She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership and Associate Professor at the Psychology Institute in Federal University of Uberlândia (Brazil).

She coordinates research and applied projects on women's career achievement and progression, women's leadership, women's barriers in male-dominated fields, gender biases, intersectionalities in gender studies, ambivalent sexism, motivation to lead, career-helping behaviors, career guidance programs, and mentoring for women in Latin America and Brazil. In the last 5 years, she has received research funding for projects related to why women have difficulties entering, remaining and ascending in career, mainly in STEM fields and marginalized communities, as well as the factors that contribute to the economic empowerment of women and the reduction of gender inequities in the Global South. One of her biggest concerns is to make knowledge from academia accessible to all people and organizations.

Gender Equality & Career, Women in STEM, Latin America & Brasil, Intersectionalities in Gender studies, Leadership & Gender.