Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address Carmen Castro García Alfonso de Córdoba, 6, pta 5 46010 Valencia (Spain) Telephone(s) +96.336.45.65 Mobile +34.649.84.44.71 Fax(es) E mail(s) carmen@singenerodedudas.com Nationality Spanish Date of birth July, 12th, 1967 Work experience Dates May, 2004 Onwards Director (entrepreneur) Design, assesment and implementation of Gender Mainstreaming strategy and Policies for Gender Equality. Design and developement of training methodologies, materials, handbooks and guides for a practical implementation of gender mainstreaming, and gender mainstreaming as a standard for high quality public services. Coordination of several gender training experiences, multidisciplinary teams and networks, as well as research on equal opportunities policy and changing organizational culture. Coordination and development of tools for gender diagnostics, gender audits in enterprises and gender impact assessment of public policies at local level. Promotion, production and distribution of technological resources (ITC) open software based for gender equality. SinGENEROdeDUDAS (own business) / private sector www.singenerodedudas.com Gender Equality Consultancy Dates 2009 2012 International Expert Advice and training: Gender Mainstreaming Strategy in Mexican Federal Administration. Framework: Institutional Culture Programme. Mexican Federal Administration Public sector / Federal Government Dates 2004 Coordinator Curriculum Vitae of Carmen Castro García 1
Advice and design contents. Design the strategy for development of the Network 'Equal Opportunities Equal Valencia', with the participation of the 14 territorial Equal projects. Conceptual design of the Virtual Community of Interest Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment. Department of Economics. Generalitat Valenciana. DG Economy. European Social Fund Unit. Public sector /regional government Dates 2001 2007 CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Management for organizational change. Design and developement of action plan at national and european level: 'Cultural Management in the Visual Arts'. Promotion and organization of 2 Transnational Rendezvouz of Illustrators (2004, 2007). Networking for launch and developement of 'European Illustrators Forum'. Design of methodology for the Research 'Economic participation of illustration into the cultural industry in Spain'. Coordination of annual publications (ILUSTRA2004 and ILUSTRA2005) and professional guides. Assessment and negotiation at political and economic issues and better condition for the professional sector and attendance meetings with Culture Ministry, Cultural Foundations, Editorial Sector, Museums and other institutions. Assessment at the International Bookfire in Europe (Bologna and Frankfurt) APIV /FADIP (Professional Associations of Illustrators in Valencia / Spanish Federation) Professional organizations, non for profit Dates 1997 2000 Project Manager Coordination and management of 2 european projects. Framework of the 4th Action Programme for Equal Opportunities between women and men, 1996 2000. (European Commision, D.G. V). Women and European construction (1999 2000). Promotion and dissemination of Parity Democracy; integration of gender perspective into compared analysis about electoral systems at EU. Women, citizens of Europe (1997 2000). Promotion for equal participation between women and men. CELEM (Spanish coordination for European Women's Lobby) NGO, non for profit organization Dates 1996 1998 Project Manager Coordination of 4 european projects; framework: European Initiative NOW II (European Social Fund) Curriculum Vitae of Carmen Castro García 2
"SIVA" (1997 1998). Design and implementation of strategies for promote the access to the labor market for young women (support systems, social and employment counseling, job training, personal development). "Working to make you work" (1996 1997). Machinery and services to promote the access to the labor market of young women. "Entrepreneurial training" (1996 1997). Assessment, training and advice to women entrepreneurs in rural area in Valencian region. "Agents for Equality at Local Government" (1996 1997). Specific training to future agents for Equal Opportunity in Public Institutions, in Valencia. Coordination and networking for Transnational Association created. CEMJ ( Young Women's Employment Center) NGO, non for profit Education and training Dates Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Level in national or international classification 2009 2013 (expected) Ph. D. in Economics Thesis Well Being, Gender Equality and parental leave in a crisis context of the European social model Department of Economy, Quantitative methods and Economic History. (ongoing) Pablo Olavide University Seville (Spain) ISCED 6 Dates 2008 2005 Dates 2004 Doctorate Programme "Feminist as critical theory" Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) Expert on European Comparative Gender Policy Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) Dates 2000 Dates 1999 Master 'Gender Mainstreaming Strategy' Jaume I University Castellón (Spain) Bachelor of Economics. Santiago de Compostela University (Spain) Curriculum Vitae of Carmen Castro García 3
Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Spanish Other language(s) Self assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English Portuguese C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user C1 Independent user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Research Projects TITLE: La igualdad de género como eje de un nuevo modelo económico y social eficiente y sostenible: el cometido de las políticas públicas. FUNDING: Women's Institute. Spanish Government DATES: 2010 2012 PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER: Gloria Alarcon TÍTLE: Fiscalidad y equidad de género. La (des) igualdad de género del sistema de impuestos y prestaciones en España. FUNDING: Carolina Foundation Institute for Fiscal Studies (Spanish Government) DATES: 2009 2010 RESEARCH TEAM (4 countries) Spanish researchers: Carmen Castro and Bibiana Medialda RESEARCH DIRECTOR: María Pazos Morán TITLE: Strategy for Equality between men and women of Andalucia FUNDING: Women's Institute. Andalucian Government DATES: 2009 TÍTLE: Evaluación del impacto de Género del Programa Municipal para laeliminación de la Violencia contra las mujeres. FUNDING: Municipality of Fuenlabrada DATES: 2008 2009 TÍTLE: Violencia de Género y Presupuesto Público FUNDING: Institute for Fiscal Studies / Economy Ministry. Spanish Government DATES: 2007 2008 RESEARCH TEAM: Carmen Castro, Priya Alvarez and María Naredo RESEARCH DIRECTOR: María Pazos Morán TÍTLE: Diagnóstico de (des)igualdad de género: aproximación a las necesidades de conciliación FUNDING: Municipality of Almensilla DATES: 2006 2007 TITLE: Diagnóstico de (des)igualdad de género FUNDING: Municipality of Pilas DATES: 2006 2007 Curriculum Vitae of Carmen Castro García 4
TITLE:: Auditorías de género en el entorno empresarial o FUNDING: Employment Unit. Extremadura Government (Spain) and 'Malvaluna' Women's NGO DATES: 2005 2006 Social participation and representativeness Dates 2010 Onwards Vice president PPiiNA (Spanish platform for Equal and Non Transferable Parental Leave) NGO non for profit Dates 2000 2002 Treasurer European Women's Lobby Women's NGO non for profit Dates 1998 2001 Secretary General CELEM (Spanish Coordination for European Women's Lobby) Women's NGO non for profit Dates 1996 1999 President Asociación Mujeres Jóvenes (Young Women, Spanish Federation) Women's NGO non for profit Additional information Annexes AWARDS Equal Opportunity Award Dates 1998 Spanish Federation of Progressive Women Curriculum Vitae of Carmen Castro García 5
PUBLICATIONS A TÍTULO: 'Permisos por nacimiento e igualdad de género: Cómo diseñar los permisos de maternidad, paternidad y parentales para conseguir un comportamiento corresponsable?'. PT nº 9/2012 y María Pazos Morán DATES: 2012 EDIT: Institute for Fiscal Estudies (Spain) TÍTLE: 'La (des)igualdad de género en el sistema de impuestos y prestaciones de España'. (Book Cha Fiscalidad y Equidad de Género. AUTHORS: Carmen Castro and Bibiana Medialdea Dates: 2010 EDIT: Carolina Foundation, CEPAL and Institute for Fiscal Studies (Spain) TÍTLE: Economía Sostenible: No sin Igualdad de Género DATES: 2009 EDIT: EMAKUNDE (Basque country Spain) TÍTULO: 'Permisos de maternidad, de paternidad y parentales en Europa: algunos elementos para el a situación actual' (Book Chapter) at Economía e Igualdad de Género: retos de la Hacienda Pública en e y María Pazos Morán DATES: 2008 EDIT: Institute for Fiscal Estudies (Spain) TÍTULO: Inventario de experiencias y buenas prácticas en mainstreaming de Género AUTHORS: Carmen Castro, Ana Chillida. Dir: MªÁngeles González e Isabel Alonso DATES: 2007 EDIT: Gender Unity Colection, num 8. Andalucian Government (Spain) TÍTULO: Guía orientativa para la definición de estándares de calidad (y posibles cartas de servicios) q favorezcan la práctica de servicios de igualdad a crear o ya existentes DATES: 2006 EDIT: Canarias Island Government (Spain) TÍTLE: Guía Internet y las TICs desde la perspectiva de género DATES: 2006 EDIT: Canarias Island Government (Spain) TÍTULO: La igualdad de género en la gestión de personal en las micro y pequeñas empresas. Dir: Rosa Gómez Torralbo DATES: 2005 EDIT: Andalucian Government and Women's entreprendeur federation(spain) TÍTLE: Guía para la integración de la perspectiva de género en las políticas locales. Dir: MªÁngeles González e Isabel Alonso DATES: 2004 EDIT: Municipality of Sagunto. Equal MORVEDRE (Spain) TÍTLE: Introducción al Enfoque Integrado o Mainstreaming de Género, Guía Básica DATES: 2002 EDIT: Gender Unity Colection, num 1. Andalucian Government (Spain) Curriculum Vitae of Carmen Castro García 6