Rosa Cobo Bedía facts for kids
Rosa Cobo Bedía was born on December 17, 1956. She is a Spanish expert in feminism, a writer, and a professor. She teaches about gender and society at the University of A Coruña. She also leads the Center for Gender Studies and Feminists at the same university. Her main work focuses on understanding feminist ideas and how gender affects society.
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Her Early Life and Studies
Rosa Cobo Bedía was born in Cantabria, Spain. She finished her first university degree in Political Sciences and Sociology in 1981. This was at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Later, in 1983, she earned her master's degree. Her master's paper was about the ideas of a famous thinker named Jean Jacques Rousseau. In 1992, she completed her highest degree, a doctorate. Her doctoral paper also focused on Rousseau's ideas about democracy and how men have traditionally held more power. She earned top honors for her work.
What She Does (Her Career)
Rosa Cobo helped start and led the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Feminist Studies at the University of A Coruña. This was from 2000 to 2003. She also directed a special program about gender and equality policies from 2005 to 2008.
Her main research is about feminist ideas and how gender shapes our world. She has also advised important groups, like the Women and Science Unit of the Ministry of Education. In 2008, she advised the Ministry of Equality.
Rosa Cobo has taught many courses and given talks about gender and feminism. She has done this in Spain and in different countries in Latin America. She currently leads a course on the history of feminist ideas at the University of A Coruña. She also directs a master's degree program about equality and fairness at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.
Awards and Recognition
Rosa Cobo has received several awards for her work:
- In 1997, she won the "Carmen de Burgos" feminist prize. This was for the best article published that year.
- In 2017, she received the "Ernestina Otero" Equality Prize. This award came from the Municipal Women's Council of Vigo.
- In 2018, she was honored with the "Comadre de Oro" award. This was given by a feminist group called Tertulia Feminista Les Comadres.
Works
Rosa Cobo has written many books and articles.
She has also edited books and contributed to many collective works and magazine articles, sharing her ideas on feminism, gender, and society.
See also
In Spanish: Rosa Cobo Bedía para niños
