Gretchen Kuhner is the Co-Founder and Director of the Institute for Women in Migration (IMUMI), a Mexican non-governmental organization that promotes the rights of migrant women and their families through legal representation, psychosocial support, research, and strategic litigation. Ms. Kuhner holds a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Occidental College. She has also pursued studies in Migration Policy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Over the course of her career, she has served as a consultant on migration and human trafficking issues for organizations such as the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Catholic Relief Services, and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. In 2005, she was awarded a research grant by the MacArthur Foundation to document the experiences of migrant women traveling through Mexico. This research led to the founding of IMUMI, through which she has leveraged her own experience as an immigrant in Mexico to challenge discriminatory laws and policies through strategic litigation. Ms. Kuhner currently serves on the UN Women’s Civil Society Advisory Group, where she contributes to advancing the national agenda on gender equality.