Tania Chapa Barreto

U de Cuenca

Contact Information

  • tania.chapa@ucuenca.edu.ec

Sociologist with a Bachelor’s Degree in Gender and Development from the University of Cuenca, where she is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Social Intervention with Populations in Human Mobility Situations.

Education

- MA, Social Intervention with Populations in Human Mobility Situations, University of Cuenca — In progress
- BA, Gender and Development, National University of Education, 2025
- BA, Sociology, University of Cuenca, 2020

Experience

Tania has four years of experience with the PYDLOS research group, where she has led national and international studies on human mobility, gender, discrimination, and corruption, applying qualitative methodologies with a human rights-based approach.
Her work has focused on key issues such as the care economy, working conditions, and the sustainability of life, contributing to the analysis of social discourses and the understanding of structural inequalities in diverse contexts.

Research Areas

- Human mobility and migration
- Gender studies and intersectionality
- Care economy
- Structural inequalities
- Social discourses and media
- Corruption
- Governance