Dagmar Schumacher is the Director of the Brussels Office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), where she is responsible for relations with the European institutions. Prior to joining UN Women in 2010, she worked as Chief of the Partnerships Section at UN Volunteers headquarters and as Donor Relations Officer for the United Nations Development Programme in Bonn. Previously, she also worked for the United Nations in Vietnam, Argentina and Ecuador.