Full professor of Sociology at the University of Valencia (Spain) and former president of the Association of Women Researchers and Technologists (AMIT). She researches on different fields, especially on gender and science, gender and employment, and gender and social science. She has published several books and papers on these topics. She has also held positions of political responsibility, was the director of the Women and Science Unit (Spanish Ministry of Education and Science) and general director for Equality in Employment (Spanish Ministry of Equality).