She is a black feminist, physician, author, and doctor in Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Her works include, "Estelizacao de mulheres um desafio para a bioetica?

Werneck was born in the poor area known as Morro dos Cabritos in Rio de Janeiro.

[1] After high school, Jurema attended medicine at Fluminense Federal University as the only black student on the course, this being the case for several years.

[1] After graduating, she worked at the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Secretariat for Social Assistance and the Center for Articulation of Marginalized Populations.