She is a co-founder and the director of the feminist Pikara Magazine. She graduated in journalism from the University of the Basque Country and then briefly lived in Nicaragua. Leaving there in she joined, and was till , an advocate and publicist for SOS Racisme Biscay.
Her support continued in when she spoke up in support of the end of xenophobia in the Basque country. She started blogging moving on to the alternative fortnightly newspaper Diagonal.
In she published Abrir el Melon , [6] which translates as "Open the Melon". The book concerns a decade of female journalism. Fernandez has said that with respect to the title, she considers "melons tasty, sometimes bitter and addictive She and Pikara Magazine have gained a number of awards.
She wrote an article about intersexuality titled in translation "Will it be a boy or a girl? The judges welcomed that it was a subject not usually addressed in mainstream media. Victims of sexual assault can be confused by a mistaken "guilt". They can feel responsible, because they agreed to a date or they drank heavily, into thinking that a rape was their fault. The Spanish Association of Women in the Media Ameco also gave her their Prensa-Mujer award for her contribution to increasing equality in Contents move to sidebar hide.
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