I am Associate Professor at the Department of Social Policy of Panteion University and Director of the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme “Gender, Society, Politics” at Panteion University. I teach on gender, social policy and gender equality policies.
I have worked at the European Commission (Unit: Equal opportunities between women and men) (1991-1999) and I was appointed Secretary General for Gender Equality in Greece (2009–2012). I was elected Councillor at the City of Athens and appointed Vice-Mayor of Social Solidarity, Welfare and Equality from 2014-2019.
I was Scientific Coordinator of EU FP7 research projects: GeMIC (Gender, Migration and Intercultural Interaction in the South-East Europe) and MIG@NET (Migration, Gender and Digital Networks). I have published in Social Politics, the European Journal of Women’s Studies, Les Cahiers du Genre. I am the author of the books: The Gender of Social Policy (2007) and Gender Equality Policies: UN, EU, Greece (2021).
I am a founding member of the first European Feminist Think Tank Gender 5+. I am President of the Greek Association of Academic Women (ELEGYP).
