She received funding from the Catholic Institute for International Relations to research domestic violence in East Timor. From 2002 to 2007 she was director of the UNIFEM offices in East Timor. In 2010, she was elected to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against women, serving until 2014. She was a founding member of the Centre for Women and Gender. She has written articles on domestic violence and women's rights.
