Paula Rodríguez-Modroño

Paula Rodríguez-Modroño is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Pablo de Olavide University, where she serves as Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Feminist, Women's, and Gender Studies (CINEF) and the Master Programme in Gender and Equality. She leads the CAREFEM research project (2024-2027) on platformization of healthcare ecosystems and continues the GENDER4REV project (2020-2024) examining digitalization's impact on gender inequalities.

• Education: PhD in Economics (University of Seville), MPhil in Development Studies (University of Cambridge), Postgraduate Diploma in Development Economics (University of Essex), BSc in Business & Management (University of Maryland)

Her research integrates feminist economics with institutional analysis, focusing on gender inequalities in labor markets, care work dynamics, social reproduction, and digital economy impacts. She examines how technological transformations and austerity policies exacerbate gender disparities in employment, well-being, and economic participation.

Recent publications analyze digital care platforms, gender budgeting mechanisms, and intersectional inequalities in remote work systems. Her work spans feminist economic theory, social reproduction studies, and policy evaluation, with empirical focus on Spain, Latin America, and European comparative frameworks.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Seville Town Council Prize 2020
  • Meridiana Prize 2017
  • X Prize 2012

She directs multiple academic initiatives including the Gender Observatory on Economics, Politics & Development (gep&DO) and the international research group 'Gender, work, care and technological development' within the Spanish Labour History Network. Her leadership extends to the Spanish Association for Radical Political Economy (AEC) and the European Labour History Network's working groups.