Encarna Canet Benavent

Encarna Canet Benavent is a Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Services at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitat de València. She is affiliated with the University Institute of Women's Studies (IUED) and actively contributes to two research groups: GESinn (Social Studies Group on Intervention and Innovation) and GENDESPOL (Socioeconomic Inequalities and Public Policies with a Gender Perspective).

Her research focuses on social work, gender-based violence, gender studies, and public policies with a gender perspective. Her doctoral work examined the discourse of professionals and media representation of gender violence in the Valencian region, highlighting her commitment to understanding and addressing systemic gender inequalities through both academic and practical interventions.

Her work spans interdisciplinary areas including social services, media discourse, socioeconomic disparities, and gender equality, with an emphasis on innovative social interventions and policy analysis.

• Doctoral research on gender violence discourse and media representation in the Valencian region (2017)
• Active involvement in gender and social policy research through IUED, GESinn, and GENDESPOL

She is supervised by Dr. Francesc Xavier Uceda Maza and Dr. Gabriela Moriana Mateo during her doctoral studies. No grants or advising activities are mentioned in the provided text.

She is part of the GESinn and GENDESPOL research groups under the University Institute of Women's Studies (IUED), focusing on gender, social innovation, and public policy analysis.