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An gudanar da taron mata na duniya karo na 4 a Beijing. Tavares da Silva bai halarci taron ba amma ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a tattaunawar shiryawa. Ta kasance memba na Kungiyar Mata ta Kudancin Turai (AFEM), an zabe ta Sakatare Janar a 1997, tana aiki na shekaru biyu. A cikin 1999, ta samar da littafi na farko na Portuguese na takardu game da mata, tare da taken "A Mulher: Bibliografia Portuguesa Anotada", (Mace: Annotated Portuguese Bibliography). A shekara ta 2000, a lokacin shugabancin Fotigal na Tarayyar Turai, Ma'aikatar Harkokin Waje ta nemi ta hada kai da halartar Hukumar da ke Kula da Matsayin Mata (CSW) da kuma tsarin shirye-shiryen zaman na musamman na Majalisar Dinkin Duniya, don tantance ci gaban da aka samu a cikin shekaru biyar tun taron duniya na mata na IV.