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The Government Delegation grants Menina 2025 recognition to the Master in Gender and Diversity of the University of Oviedo

10/11/2025
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· The trajectory of professors Isabel Carrera, Socorro Suárez Lafuente, Rosa Cid and the late Amparo Pedregal, drivers of a key project in the promotion of equality and the fight against gender violence from the university level is distinguished

· Honorable mentions are also granted to the former head of the Local Police of Mieres Rafael Carramal, the inspector of the National Police José Luis García, the sergeant of the Civil Guard Miguel Ángel Maldonado and the official of Penitentiary Institutions José Ernesto Pastur

The Government Delegation in Asturias has decided to award the highest distinction of the Meninas 2025 recognitions to the Master in Gender and Diversity of the University of Oviedo, for its active role for two decades in the social and cultural transformation in gender matters and for allowing to bring to light and make visible the different forms of male violence, its complexity and repercussions.

The Meninas awards are promoted by the Government Delegation for Gender Violence and are given to all Government Delegations and Sub-Delegations at the end of November, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

In Asturias the event will be on November 27th. The Government Delegation in Asturias has compiled in recent weeks the proposals for the recognitions provided by various institutions and agencies.

The Master in Gender and Diversity, taught at the University of Oviedo, is an academic and social reference in the field of gender studies. It also distinguishes the professional trajectory and commitment of its promoters, pioneers in the creation and consolidation of this program, in the development of gender studies and in the promotion of equality and the fight against gender violence from the university level:

  • Isabel Carrera: Retired Professor of English Philology and Professor Emeritus of the University of Oviedo. She was director of the University Institute of Gender and Diversity. She directed 27 doctoral theses, coordinated the research group ‘Intersections’ and was vice-rector of University Extension between 2000 and 2004.
  • Socorro Suárez: Retired Professor of English Philology. The Faculty of Philology and Letters last year put its name to the English room as a tribute. His teaching addresses: History of feminist thought; Women and science; and is the coordinator of ‘Women in European Texts: Compartative Perspectives’.
  • Rosa Cid: Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oviedo and national leader in Gender History. Promoter of gender studies at the University of Oviedo, she is coordinator of the ‘Demeter Group. Maternity, gender and family’, which integrates historians specialized in women and gender studies.
  • Amparo Pedregal: Died in 2015, she was a tenured professor of Ancient History at the University of Oviedo and a specialist in gender studies. She was also a promoter of the University Association of Women's Studies.

This year’s edition also awards honorable mentions for their trajectory to four other outstanding examples against gender-based violence and sexual crimes since police and prison intervention:

  • Rafael Carramal Durán: He was head of the Local Police of Mieres, recently retired. It is granted this recognition for its outstanding involvement and dedication in the fight against gender violence in the municipality, as well as for its constant collaboration and coordination with the different Security Forces and Bodies.
  • José Luis García González: Inspector of the National Police Force. It is distinguished by its great capacity for work, initiative and commitment, highly specialized in the fight against gender and domestic violence, as well as in the investigation of sexual crimes.
  • Miguel Ángel Maldonado Larios: Sergeant 1st of the Civil Guard, currently assigned to the Organic Judicial Police Unit (UOPJ) of the Asturias Command. It receives the mention for its special interest and commitment to the fight against gender violence and the protection of victims, acting as a point of contact and reference for the citizen security units of the Civil Guard in Asturias.
  • José Ernesto Pastur Rodríguez: Official at the Penitentiary Center of Asturias. It is recognized for its outstanding work in the delivery of training and intervention programs with people convicted of crimes of gender violence, aimed at re-education, reintegration and elimination of violent behavior.