Projects
Gender, Nationalism, and Sports: Women's Cycling, Boxing, and Catch-Wrestling in Belgium and Mexico in the 1920s to 1990s. University of Antwerp
SEXUAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY IN PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA: PSMs at the interface between media production and normative discourses on LGBT+ representation Ghent University
The representation of sexual and gender difference in popular culture has mostly been addressed in mainstream US media. Hence, the interplay between media production and societal norms on LGBT+ portrayals is argued to be mediated by the interests of private enterprises. To navigate the representational interface, they independently appraise and apply normative convictions about LGBT+ portrayals best suited to their aims. While prominent in ...
The gender gap in private pensions: present decisions, future outcomes. University of Antwerp
‘Successful’ Women of the Transnational Field: Gender and Social Mobility among Sierra Leonean Women in Europe KU Leuven
The research project aims at analysing gendered strategies and performances of social mobility in contexts of migration, based on the practices of Sierra Leonean women who live in Europe and who are part of wider transnational networks. The main hypothesis is that gender impacts the type of strategies that women deploy in order to access social mobility in migratory contexts, as well as the way they insert and position themselves within ...
Gender, politics and ideology in medieval historiographical sources. Politicising the discourse of femininities and masculinities in the Flandria Generosa chronicles (1164-1531). Ghent University
This project deals with the gendered representation of the Flemish male and female rulers in the Flandria Generosa chronicles (1164-1531). The main research question is how these gendered narratives were constructed, rewritten and adapted over time to their intended audiences. The aim of this research is to analyse the changing use of this gendered language as a political instrument, but moreover, to relate this to altering medieval notions ...
Successfully mainstreaming gender in EU development cooperation and the role of the EU, the partner country and civil society: a best and worst cases analysis. University of Antwerp
The Economic Crisis and the Gender Wage Gap Ghent University
Understanding the impact of the current economic crisis on men and women is important to design effective policies in pursuing gender equality. This project studies how the current economic crisis is affecting gender wage gaps in Europe. Their variation is decomposed to understand the impact of trends in gender differences in the distribution of individual characteristics and in their rewards.
Centre of Excellence on Inclusive Gender Equality in Research & Innovation: Creating Knowledge & Engaging in Collaborative Action Hasselt University
Challenging queer migration narratives. A case study of sexual orientation and gender identity rights in the Belgian asylum procedure. Ghent University
Forced migration continues to captivate social discourses, which often represent refugees as predominantly male, heterosexual, cisgender (and homophobic/transphobic) individuals. However, many people flee their home due to the persecution they fear on the ground of their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Once arrived in Europe, in a country where SOGI rights are recognised as human rights and as such expanded the scope of refugee ...