Carolina Lasén Diaz joined the Council of Europe in 2005. She has been the Head of the Gender Equality Unit for three years. She previously worked in the secretariat of the Council of Europe’s monitoring mechanism on action against trafficking in human beings (GRETA). Prior to her arrival at the Council of Europe, Carolina lived in the United Kingdom (from 1997 to 2004), where she provided legal advice on international and EU law. She holds a Law Degree from Madrid’s Complutense University and a Master in EU Law.