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Who Am I?

I am a public speaker, author, consultant and founder of The Feminist Shop - an ethical brand that educates on the topic of feminism.

Multilingual and with 8 years of experience in the corporate and SME world, after my second child I decided to put my skills into something that could make a real positive change. I love public speaking (and speaking in general) and challenging kids and adults to unlearn constrictive stereotypes. Gender equality is at the very core of everything I get involved in.

My first parenting book, Childhood Unlimited, published the 14th of April by Sheldon Press (imprint of Hachette Group) helps parents, carers and educators to go beyond gender bias.

I have written 2 bilingual children’s books, one encouraging critical thinking regarding gender bias and the other one about consent and the importance of saying no, but also receiving and accepting a no.

I am one of the 125 thought-leaders authors of “Diverse educators: a Manifesto” published by University of Buckingham Press.

I have participated in debates, hosted events, moderate panels and delivered workshops for kids and adults.

Why Me?

  • I have a degree in Law and a degree in Business and a master's in Leadership and Business Administration.

  • I am a native Spanish speaker, fluent in English and Italian and have a good level of French.

  • I have 4 years of experience in Deloitte Madrid and a year in PwC Northern Ireland, plus a further 4 years working in international businesses.

  • My first children’s book is part of the curriculum in four different schools in Spain.

  • I Volunteer my time, skills and experience in different associations: Breastival, The Homeless Period Belfast, Another World, Still I Rise Story Telling, the 343, Homeplus, and Breast Feeding peer supporter for the NHS.

Some of my speaking experience

  • Corporate events for AON, Sensata, HSCNI, City of London women’s network, Women in Business…

  • Speaker at the Human Rights Festival Belfast, Festival of the girl, March of the mummies, Women’s work festival…

  • Host and panel moderator for the Gender Inclusion Network Festival, Belfast Book Festival..

  • Workshops in schools, both primary and secondary and high education.

  • Panel member in the Female Investment event organised by the City Hall and Ulster Bank.

  • Expert speaker for Diverse Educators online events

  • Member and speaker for the Global Equality Collective

  • Inspirational speaker at the #dreambigger project for girls doing their A levels by Natwest.

  • Mentor of women through Women in Business, Groundwork and informal pro-bono agreements.

  • Frequent book readings for kids and parents followed by Q&A in libraries and book shops in Madrid, Tenerife and Belfast.

  • Opinion articles published in metro.co.uk, the independent, LwL, Media Diversity and others.

  • Multiple guest speaker invites for different podcasts, youtube channels and radio, including BBC.

What Are they saying about me?

“From start to finish Virginia was an absolute pleasure to deal with. We would highly recommend utilising Virginia for events. Her passion for change and honesty around her continued learning was admirable and shone through, even in the virtual world! “

- Hal Shal, director of Gender IQ, AON insurances

“Virginia was instrumental in our successful DiveIn event for He, she, they; together championing for change. From her engaging session to moderating an insightful panel discussion. We couldn’t recommend Virginia more and we look forward to working again with Virginia in the future.”

- Jane Harley, Gender Inclusion Network (GIN) Co-chair.

“Virginia is a natural communicator, she is engaging and thought-provoking. She is really personable and relatable and it will be impossible to watch tv, buy books or go shopping for my kids without her words resonating in my head. “

- Sarah Brady, feedback from the Human Rights Festival talk.

“Virginia is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to compassionate parenting and gender bias. She is professional, engaging and fun. She is a wonderful role model and very easy to work with. Recommend her as a subject matter expect and public speaker.”

- Adriana Morvaiova, Diversity and Inclusion specialist for SENSATA

“Virginia is a natural-born communicator delivering a powerful message with clarity and honesty. “

— Una Carlin, owner of Carlin Creative Events and Communications

“Virginia took the time to understand our school and context; I couldn't have asked for a better person to have worked with! Her sessions were the perfect launch pad, looking forward to working together again”

- Melissa Beeko, Staff Development Coordinator, The British School, Rio de Janeiro

“Virginia is knowledgeable, approachable and brings a sense of humour to her sessions. You come away with practical tools and techniques for exploring feminism in your day to day life".

- Jennie Wallace - Owner of Beyond Skin.

"I can't believe I wasn't aware of so many things! I find that those things were always there and Virginia was great at highlighting them in a relatable way. It has definitely had an impact"

- Joanne Morgan - Mother of 2, attendee to a talk

"Delighted with the session and the high impact it had in the kids. We loved the way she made them engage and challenge their own ideas, very valuable"

- Ms. Dorta, Head teacher of primary at Martin Luther King