Rocío Martínez-Jiménez is Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Jaen (Spain). She is PhD. in Economics and Business Administration, since 2006, and had a Bachelor in the same field. Her main research interests are focused on gender diversity and the role of women in leadership positions. More specifically, she has published several articles about women in family firms, gender diversity on corporate boards and its influence in economic and financial performance and female leadership. She also participates in innovative teaching projects on flipped learning and game-based learning. She has received different awards for best-published articles. She is a member of ACEDE, STEP Project, SAFER and Family Business Chair.