Marianela Pinales

Marianela Pinales (born 9 January 1972) is a Dominican lawyer, public official, and activist.

Biography Marianela Pinales was born in the Distrito Nacional on 9 January 1972.

In 2013, she was part of the technical team for the Dominican Ministry of Economy's 2010–2030 National Development Strategy, contributing plans for decentralization and government locales.

She led the Gender Equity Division at the Dominican Ministry of External Relations. Later, she was part of the Council for State Reform (CONARE).

She became head of the Ministry of Education's Directorate of Gender Equity and Development in February 2017. She was fired on 25 March 2019 within hours after launching the campaign '"Neither Good Hair Nor Bad Hair" campaign'.

Hours after it aired, Pinales was abruptly fired from her position at the Ministry of Education. A Ministry spokesman denied that the dismissal was due to the campaign (though he said it had been launched without official consent), stating that Pinales had been absent from work for 30 days. Pinales refuted this, citing several official functions she had attended during that time, including the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York.

She also stated that she had not been paid for the month of March.