UAB pays homage to demographer Anna Cabré

Each year, the UAB pays homage to an outstanding woman from the university community during the events commemorating International Women's Day, which took place on 12 March. This year, homage was paid to demographer Anna Cabré, professor of the Department of Geography.

05/03/2015

On 12 March the university celebrated International Women's Day, organised by the Observatory for Equality. This year, the UAB acknowledged the tasks carried out by Anna Cabré, professor of the UAB Department of Geography and founder of the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED). The event took place at 12 noon at the Theatre Hall, located at the Plaça Cívica.

Montse Solsona, also professor of the Department of Geography and researcher of the CED, spoke on Cabré's academic and professional career and a video was shown with the stories of people who know her and her works.

The event also served for Sílvia Carrasco, Vice Rector for Students and Cooperation, to present the UAB Third Plan for Equality Actions 2013-2017 and Spei Macià, professor of the UAB Department of Musical, Artistic and Corporal Expression Teaching, directed a dramatised lecture of Jardí de dones, by Jaume Melendres.

Leader in Demographic Studies

Anna Cabré received her bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees in Human Geography from the UAB. She directs the PhD programme in Demography and has published several important works. She also holds a diploma in Economic and Social Demography and Development from the University of Paris. In addition to teaching at the UAB, she has given courses in demographic analysis in the universities of Montreal, Paris-X, Paris-I and Girona, as well as in the El Colegio de México.

Cabré was director of the UAB Centre for Demographic Studies until 2014 and is president of the Catalan Statistical Council. She has received several awards, such as the Narcís Monturiol Medal, the Distinction by the Government of Catalonia, and the Sant Jordi Cross. She is full member of the Institute of Catalan Studies and honorary member of the Catalan Economists' Association. She is a member of the councils of the European Association for Population Studies and the European Doctoral School of Demography. She was also chairperson of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population and president of the Population Group of the Spanish Geographers' Association.

More information: Observatory for Equality
Women's Week at SAF
Activities programmed for International Women's Day