Generoarekiko sentiberak diren parlamentuak eta gobernantza feminista

Zelai Nikolas Ezkurdia abokatua eta euskal herri-administrazioetako langilea da. Eusko Jaurlaritzan aholkulari juridiko eta legelari lanetan ibilita, egun, Eusko Legebiltzarreko legelaria da zerbitzu-eginkizunetan. 2010.ean EHUn, Europar Batasunaren integrazio politiko eta batasun ekonomikoari buruzko masterra burutu zuen, Europako estaturik gabeko nazioen biziraupena eta Europako eskualde politika izeneko tesina idatziz. Zuzenbide publikoa jorratu du eta arreta jarri izan du Euskal Herriko autogobernu-sistema(k) osatzen du(t)enari. Lanbidea irakaskuntza eta jarduera zientifikoarekin uztartu ditu, eta parte hartu du zenbait ikerketa proiektutan mugaz gaindiko lankidetza, estatugintza eta erabakitzeko eskubidearen arloetan. Nabarmentzekoa da XXI. mendeko subironatosun lurralde-gatazkak onbideratzeko kodea idazteko proiektua (2021). Doktoretza-tesia lantzen dabil Legebiltzar irekiaren bidetik, Legebiltzar herritarraren ezaugarriak aletzeko. Zenbait herri ekimenetan parte hartu du; tartean, erabakitzeko eskubidearen aldeko Gure Esku herri mugimenduaren bozeramaileetako bat izan zen. Eusko Ikaskuntzako kontseilukidea da. Bere jarduera osoan kezka izan ditu kalitatezko demokrazia eta bere osagai deliberazioa.

Ana Aguirre Saez de Eguiluz holds a degree in Pedagogy from the University of the Basque Country (EHU) and a postgraduate qualification in Gender Mainstreaming from Jaume I University in Castellón. She has developed most of her professional career in the field of public policies for equality, initially at Emakunde – Basque Institute for Women, where she held various managerial positions during her tenure from 1993 to 2009. Since 2009, she has worked as Head of the Equality Service at the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. In addition, in 2014, 2016, and 2024 she served as a Seconded National Expert for the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), based in Lithuania. She collaborates with the EHU Master’s Programme in Equality and has participated as a speaker in numerous conferences, seminars, and expert committees on equality. She is the author of several articles in specialised journals and co-author of various publications on gender equality. Above all, she is a feminist woman committed to equality, who believes in the transformative capacity of public policies in advancing gender equality.

Social Worker and predoctoral researcher in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Member of the Parte Hartuz research group. She is currently completing her PhD dissertation on basque nationalism and feminism, funded by a predoctoral scholarship from the Basque Government.

"I am Alba Alonso Álvarez, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Santiago de Compostela and a member of the Armela Research Network and the GEYPO research group. My main lines of work address the design and implementation of equality policies, with particular emphasis on the influence of territorial dynamics and anti-(feminist) political actors. Throughout my academic career, I have been part of multiple national and international research teams, such as the GEPP network (Gender Equality Policy in Practice) and the European project QUING (Quality in Gender + Equality Policies). I have also worked as an external consultant for a wide range of institutions, including the European Institute for Gender Equality of the European Commission and the Gender and Universities Working Group of the Ministry of Universities. I have been a visiting researcher at the University of Edinburgh (IASH), the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Washington State University. Among other distinctions, my work has received the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award granted by the Spanish Political Science Association (ex aequo) and the Ángeles Durán Award for Innovation in Gender and Women’s Studies."

Born in Bilbao (Basque Country). He holds a degree in law. Since 1995, he has worked at Emakunde – the Basque Institute for Women, where he has held various posts: legal adviser, equality officer, adviser to the Director and head of the Institutional Cooperation Department, a position he currently holds. Among other projects, he has been the coordinator and drafter of the 2005 Basque Law on Equality between Women and Men, its 2022 amendment and the 2023 consolidated text. He also coordinates Gizonduz, the Basque Government’s Service for Work with Men and Masculinities for Equality, and several inter-institutional and inter-departmental working groups in the field of equality between women and men. He lectures on several university postgraduate courses and has been a speaker and trainer at numerous courses, seminars and conferences organised by public and private organisations. He is also the author of a number of publications on the subject.

José Campi Portaluppi es un líder en comunicación estratégica, incidencia y cambio social dedicado a promover la igualdad de género, masculinidades saludables y la justicia social. Como Director de Comunicación e Incidencia de Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice, lidera estrategias globales que transforman evidencia e investigación en narrativas, campañas, alianzas e iniciativas de incidencia con capacidad de generar cambios culturales, sociales y políticos en distintas regiones del mundo. Con una trayectoria consolidada en comunicación estratégica, construcción de movimientos y asuntos públicos, José trabaja a nivel global con gobiernos, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, líderes de medios, filantropías y empresas, articulando soluciones frente a algunos de los desafíos más urgentes de nuestro tiempo: la violencia basada en género, las desigualdades en el cuidado, la soledad y las normas de género perjudiciales. Su trabajo impulsa narrativas positivas sobre la masculinidad, fortalece la conexión humana y moviliza a actores diversos —desde América Latina hasta Asia, África, Europa y Norteamérica— en torno a soluciones basadas en evidencia.

Alicia Cárdenas Cordón holds a PhD in Law (cum laude, with International Mention) from the University of Córdoba (UCO, 2024). Her doctoral dissertation, entitled Constitutional Court and the Gender Order: Proposals for an Equality-Oriented Constitutional Justice. Since 2019, she has been a Lecturer in Constitutional Law at the University of Córdoba. She holds a double bachelor's degree in Law and Business Administration and Management from the University of Córdoba (2017) and a Master's degree in Constitutional Law from the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies (Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, 2019). In 2024, she received the María Zambrano Award for the best doctoral thesis incorporating a gender perspective (UCO), and in 2025 she was awarded the Extraordinary Doctoral Prize by the University of Córdoba. She is also a member of the Committee Against Sexual Harassment, Sex-Based Harassment, Harassment on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, and for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence at the University of Córdoba, Secretary of the University's Chair of Democratic Memory, and a board member of the Feminist Network of Constitutional Law.

Sarah Childs is Professor of Politics and Gender at the University of Edinburgh. The author of five research monographs (New Labour’s Women MPs, 2004; Women and British Party Politics, 2008; Sex Gender and the Conservative Party, with Paul Webb, 2012; the award-winning Feminist Democratic Representation, 2020, with Karen Celis), her latest Designing Feminist Institutions is just off the press (OUP, 2026). The latter draws on Sarah’s experiences seconded to the UK House of Commons and the drafting of The Good Parliament Report (2016). An impactful academic, she works with international and regional organizations on Gender Sensitive Parliaments audits and associated materials and reports, including the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. In the UK Parliament Sarah advised the Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion which drove GSP reforms at Westminster, most notably, the introduction of proxy voting for MPs on ‘babyleave’ in 2019/20. Now based in Scotland and building on its, A Parliament for All Report (2023) and GSP a Practical Guide (co-authored with Prof. Meryl Kenny, 2025), Sarah advises the Scottish Gender Sensitive Advisory Group.

Arantxa Elizondo es Profesora Titular en el Departamento de Ciencia Política y de la Administración de la Universidad del País Vasco. Fundadora y co-directora del Máster en Igualdad de Mujeres y Hombres: Agentes de igualdad (2000-2023) y del Postgrado International Election Observation and Electoral Assistance (2013-2015) de la Universidad del País Vasco. Presidenta de la Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración AECPA (2017-2022). Miembro de la Comisión designada por el Parlamento Vasco para la elaboración de una propuesta articulada de Estatuto de Autonomía (2018-2019), Secretaria General del Instituto Vasco de la Mujer-Emakunde (2009-2012). Sus principales líneas de investigación y sus publicaciones se ubican en el ámbito de los estudios feministas, los estudios de género, las políticas de igualdad, la participación y representación política de las mujeres, los parlamentos sensibles al género y las políticas de igualdad en la universidad.

Jule Goikoetxea Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko irakaslea da eta Oxford Unibertsitateko International Gender Studies Centreko ikertzailea. Gobernantza Masterreko zuzendari eta Cambridge Universityko Journal of Politicseko editore elkartu ohia da. Azken hamarkadan Unibertsitate britaniar eta kanadiarretan ibili da ikertzaile moduan. Gaur egun LISIPE bildumako editorea da (Susa) eta komunikabide ezberdinetako kolaboratzailea (Berria, El Salto, EITB, Pikara, Diagonal, Fabric). Bere azken liburua “Privatizing Democracy: global ideals, European politics and Basque territories” Peter Lang Oxford-ek argitaratu du 2017an. Eskarazko bertsioa Elkarren atera da eta gazteleraz Icariak aterako du 2018ko irailean

Holder of a PhD in Law awarded cum laude (UPV/EHU) specializing in equality and social justice, she is a lecturer and researcher (undergraduate and postgraduate levels; face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats) at UPV/EHU and Universitat Jaume I. Furthermore, she is a member of the Feminist Network of Constitutional Law (RFDC) and has experience as an equality officer, evaluating public policies and conducting specialized studies and training. This line guides her academic activity, recognized with the "Carlos María Romeo Casabona" Award (XXIX International Congress on Law and the Human Genome) for her analysis of gestational donation in brain death, and the Best Paper Award at the IV International Congress on R&D&i Technologies for Equality (April 2024) for El patriarcado de consentimiento y la era digital: prostitución 2.0. Additionally, she co-directed the IISL Workshop in Oñati that led to the collective volume Democracia Paritaria y Redistribución del Poder: Presencia, Representación y Reconocimiento (Editorial Dykinson, June 2025), which she edits and contributes to with a chapter on justice, environmental care, and power.

Zelai Nikolas Ezkurdia abokatua eta euskal herri-administrazioetako langilea da. Eusko Jaurlaritzan aholkulari juridiko eta legelari lanetan ibilita, egun, Eusko Legebiltzarreko legelaria da zerbitzu-eginkizunetan. 2010.ean EHUn, Europar Batasunaren integrazio politiko eta batasun ekonomikoari buruzko masterra burutu zuen, Europako estaturik gabeko nazioen biziraupena eta Europako eskualde politika izeneko tesina idatziz. Zuzenbide publikoa jorratu du eta arreta jarri izan du Euskal Herriko autogobernu-sistema(k) osatzen du(t)enari. Lanbidea irakaskuntza eta jarduera zientifikoarekin uztartu ditu, eta parte hartu du zenbait ikerketa proiektutan mugaz gaindiko lankidetza, estatugintza eta erabakitzeko eskubidearen arloetan. Nabarmentzekoa da XXI. mendeko subironatosun lurralde-gatazkak onbideratzeko kodea idazteko proiektua (2021). Doktoretza-tesia lantzen dabil Legebiltzar irekiaren bidetik, Legebiltzar herritarraren ezaugarriak aletzeko. Zenbait herri ekimenetan parte hartu du; tartean, erabakitzeko eskubidearen aldeko Gure Esku herri mugimenduaren bozeramaileetako bat izan zen. Eusko Ikaskuntzako kontseilukidea da. Bere jarduera osoan kezka izan ditu kalitatezko demokrazia eta bere osagai deliberazioa.

Irina Rábalo Navarro is the Chair of the Committee on Equality and Development Cooperation of the Basque Parliament and serves as a Member of the Basque Parliament. She holds a Diploma in Nursing, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Sexual Education and a Postgraduate Diploma in Sexual Counselling, both obtained through the IN.CI.SEX Institute of Sexology. She has extensive experience in the field of equality, delivering courses, workshops, seminars and lectures aimed at promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women across a range of communities and social groups.

Profesora Titular en el Departamento de Comunicación de la Universidad de Deusto y directora del Doctorado en Ocio, Cultura y Comunicación para el Desarrollo Humano. Es doctora por la Universidad de Harvard (Cambridge, EEUU). Hasta 2002 fue profesora en la Universidad de Columbia (Nueva York, EEUU). Ha publicado extensamente sobre literatura, cine, cultura y estudios de género (siete libros, ocho libros editados, cuarenta capítulos de libros y veinticinco artículos en revistas indexadas). Es la Investigadora Principal del equipo Comunicación, reconocido por el Gobierno Vasco con categoría A y financiación. Participa habitualmente en evaluaciones de revistas académicas de primer nivel tales como Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Hispanic Review o Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies. Forma parte del consejo editorial de European Visual Cultures y es miembro del consejo de redacción de Feminismo(s).

“Father and a man ‘in the process of becoming feminist’,” Octavio Salazar Benítez is Full Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Córdoba, a member of the Feminist Network of Constitutional Law and of the Expert Committee of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). He specializes in parity democracy, equality, egalitarian masculinities, and affective-sexual diversity. His latest publication is La masculinidad como dispositivo de poder: entre la manosfera y los hombres nuevos (Masculinity as a Device of Power: Between the Manosphere and New Men).

"Raquel Sans Guerra has been a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Catalonia since 2018 and, since 2024, she has served as First Vice-President of the Parliament of Catalonia, assuming institutional leadership responsibilities in gender policy within the Parliament, political representation, team leadership, and negotiation. She is also coordinator of the Working Group on Gender Equity, Anti-racism and Non-discrimination. She has likewise participated in various international forums, representing the Parliament in bodies and spaces such as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie, the European Parliament, and the United Nations."

"Eva Sllván, es Licenciada en Ciencias Políticas por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Posgrado en Análisis Político por la Universidad de Navarra y especializada en Asuntos Públicos por la Universidad de Deusto. Docente en diferentes posgrados de la Universidad sobre gobernanza en políticas públicas: UNED, Universidad del País Vasco y Universidad de Deusto. Autora de diferentes estudios que analizan la evolución social y política vasca y española. Fundadora y Directora de Silván&Miracle. Estrategias de Asuntos Públicos. Colabora con diferentes medios de comunicación como EiTB, Cadena Ser, El País o el Grupo Vocento. "

PhD in Political Science and Sociology. Professor and Chair at the University of Deusto. Principal Researcher of the “Deusto Social Values Team”, which represents Spain in the European Values Survey. She has been Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Deusto (2004–2009) and Director of the Master’s Degree in Intervention in Violence against Women (2003–2009). She was Director of Emakunde – Basque Institute for Women of the Basque Government (2009–2012). She has led several international and national research projects through competitive calls and commissioned programmes, and has held various management positions, including the Presidency of the Basque Association of Sociology and the Vice-Presidency of the Spanish Federation of Sociology. Her main areas of expertise are socio-political values and the gender perspective in the social sciences, fields in which she has published extensively and made significant scientific contributions.

Profesora del Departamento de Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y de la Comunicación de la EHU, Doctora y graduada en Ciencias Políticas y Licenciada en Periodismo. Mis líneas de interés académico son: profundización e innovaciones democráticas, nuevo municipalismo y agendas emergentes de políticas públicas.

Ajla van Heel Merdanovic is an international expert on democratic governance, gender equality and women’s political participation with 15 years of experience supporting parliaments, political parties and public institutions across Europe, Asia and beyond. Formerly Chief of Democratic Governance and Gender at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), she led the development of innovative gender audit methodologies to advance gender-sensitive governance. She has conducted parliamentary and national assessments on gender equality in politics in Albania, Armenia, Montenegro and North Macedonia, and supported women’s parliamentary networks in Georgia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Serbia. She co-authored several internationally used publications, including Good Practices for Advancing Women’s Political Participation, the Guide to Gender-Sensitive Legislation, the Gender Audit of Political Parties, the Toolkit on Addressing Violence Against Women in Politics, and the Sarajevo Tool for Engaging Male Politicians for Gender Equality in Politics. A graduate of Princeton University, she has worked in more than 30 countries and is a recipient of international awards for peace, democracy and women’s rights.

International Public Law Full Professor (UPV/EHU). Member of the "Piper Txuriak" Men for Equality Group in Bilbao.