María Concepción Torres Díaz holds a PhD in Law and is a senior lecturer in Constitutional Law at the University of Alicante (UA) Faculty of Law, in the State Legal Studies Department. Since 2024, she has worked exclusively in teaching and research. A feminist jurist and expert in constitutional justice, bioethics, biorights, ICT rights, equality, anti-discrimination protection and legal feminism, she has also conducted research on the sex-gender perspective as a legal methodology. Lawyer registered with the Murcia Bar Association (member number 4337) since September 2002. She worked as a lawyer and legal adviser for 21 years (2003-2024), having combined it with her position as an adjunct lecturer at the UA and as an external assistant lecturer at the Spanish Distance Education University (UNED) and the Jaume I University (UJI) for 15 years (2008-2023). Vice President of the Feminist Network of Constitutional Law (RFDC), she served as secretary from 2011 to 2021 and as a board member from 2021 to 2025. Former member of the Management Board of the University Platform for Feminist and Gender Studies (EUFEM, 2017-2021).

She has pursued a professional career as (1) a university lecturer and researcher with extensive experience (more than 18 years, since 2008) at the University of Alicante (five 3-year activity periods recognised plus a 6-year teaching activity period and a 6-year research activity period), the UNED and the UJI. Qualified as a senior lecturer by ANECA (Spanish Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation) since 2024 and as an associate lecturer, a private university lecturer and an assistant lecturer since 2022. She has authored monographs, book chapters and articles published in science journals, is a member of various editorial boards and has delivered more than 270 lectures at national and international conferences on constitutional justice, rights and freedoms, equality, participation and gender-based violence. (2) As a legal practitioner and in the business sector, she worked as an independent lawyer between 2003 and 2024, also serving as CEO of TICsGlobaldata (2009- 2014) and as a company board director for 9 years (private sector), and with experience in the banking sector (2001-2002). (3) Since 2014 she has been a scientific and legal analyst for such media outlets as El País, El Periódico, Agenda Pública, IberICONnet, Revista Abogacía, CTXT, Tribuna Feminista or Bez.

Academic qualifications: PhD in Law. Grade: Excellent (cum laude distinction). Line of research: Gender, Power and Law. Legal Feminism and Critical Constitutionalism (UA); Research Methods Proficiency Certificate (DEA) in Constitutional Law. PhD Programme in Constitutions and Fundamental Rights in Europe and Interuniversity PhD Programme in Gender Studies (UA); Certificate of Advanced Training in Constitutional Justice and Jurisdictional Protection of Rights (University of Pisa, Italy); Official Master’s Degree in Information Society Systems and Services (Special Award, University of Valencia); Master’s Degree in Mistreatment and Gender-Based Violence. Distinction (UNED-only degree); Master’s Degree in Bioethics (University of Murcia-only degree); Second-Cycle Undergraduate Degree in Law (University of Murcia); Certificate of Practical Training in Legal Practice. Murcia Region Legal Practice School (University of Murcia).