The first activity of the March 8th Series, organized by the Faculty of Law and Labor Sciences of the University of Vigo, took place on March 12th. It was titled “Guaranteeing Equality.”

This series is a series of activities, to be held throughout the month of March, aimed at commemorating International Women’s Day. To this end, the center’s Equality Coordinator and Professor Rosa Rodríguez Martín-Retortillo (coordinator of the Legal Training Classroom and member of the RightsEU project, as Head of Outreach and lecturer) designed this series to combine the institutional perspective with that of academia and social stakeholders through talks related to the reality of gender equality, with a legal and social focus.

In the session held on March 12th, speakers from various institutions spoke to highlight what their different entities are doing for gender equality.

Specifically, the participants were:

– María Dolores Fernández Galiño. Ombudsman of Galicia

– María Quintiana Pérez. Director General for the Promotion of Equality of the Xunta de Galicia.

– Lourdes Carballo Fidalgo. Dean of the Vigo Bar Association.

– Sandra Cid Conde. 2nd Vice President of the Governing Board of the Pontevedra Bar Association.

As for the audience, the event was attended by students from various undergraduate and master’s degree courses, as well as faculty members from the Faculty.