Maria Jepsen

Acting head of department

Bio/Description

Maria Jepsen is the head of the ETUI-REHS Research department.

Born 1966, in Denmark, holds a PhD in Economics and DEA (post-graduate diploma) in Econometrics from the Free University of Brussels. She lives in Brussels and has two children. Before joining the ETUI in 2001, Maria Jepsen worked at the Applied Economics Department at the Free University of Brussels (DULBEA) as a researcher where her main research areas were gender economics and social protection.

In addition to leading the department, Maria Jepsen is also a senior researcher with responsibility for research on comparative social policy, gender issues and research policy. She is also an associate professor (chargée de cours) at the Free University of Brussels at the institute of labour science and associate researcher at DULBEA.

Research Fields

Gender related issues and comparative research on social protection systems in the European Union.

CV

Positions:

2006-

Acting head of ETUI-REHS Research department

2002-

Associate professor, ULB

2001-2006

Senior researcher, ETUI, Brussels

1996-2000

Researcher, DULBEA, Free University of Brussels (ULB)

1994-1996

Project co-ordinator, Bureau de Liaison de la Croix
Rouge, Brussels

Other activities:

  • Co-editer of Transfer2/2004 on 'Flexicurity'.
  • Reviewer for Les Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles.
  • Participation in several, international networks

Advisory activities:

  • Nommé expert de la section spécialisée «Emploi, affaires sociales et citoyenneté» en vue de l'assister dans l'élaboration de l'avis du comité économique et social européen sur la communication de la commission au consiel sur «acroître l'emploi des travailleurs âgés er différer la sortie du marché du travail».
  • Nommé par la Commission européenne comme membre de l'EURAB (European Research Advisory Board) pour la période 2001-2004 ainsi pour la période 2004-2007. L'EURAB a été établi en vue de donner des conseils à la Commission européenne sur la conception et la mise en oeuvre de la politique à suivre en matière de recherche et de développement au niveau européen.

Publications

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  • 'The wage penatly induced by part-time work: the case of Belgium', in collaboration with M. O'Dorchai, S., Plasman, R. and Rycx, F. in Cahier économiques de Bruxelles, forthcoming 2005
  • 'The European Social Model: an Exercise of Deconstruction' in collaboration with Serraon, A. in Journal of European Social Policy, forthcoming 2005
  • 'Flexicurity: an instrument for gender equality?', in Thomas Bredgaard & Flemming Larsen (eds.), Employment policy from different angles, Aalborg University Press, Aalborg, 2005.
  • 'Une approch genre de 'flexicurity'' in Chroniques Féministes n° 89/90, Bruxelles, 2004.
  • Women in Industrial Research: Analysis of statistical data and good practices of companies, in collaboration with Meulders, D., Plasman, R., Cincera, M., Leliere, S., Danis, S., O'Dorchai, S., Tojerow, I., Gagnji, A., Moreno, D., Caprile, M., Kruger, K. for the European Commission, Luxembourg, Office for official publications of the European communities, 2004.
  • Women in Industrial Research. A wake up call for European Industry, a report from the high level expert group on Women in Industrial Research, in collaboration with DG Research,Brussels: European Commission, 2003.
  • 'Individualisation of Social Protection Rights' in collaboration with Meulders, D., in Sarfati, H., Bonoli, G. (eds.), Labour Market and Social Protection Reforms in International Perspectives: Parallel or Converging Tracks?, Ashgate, UK, 2002.
  • 'L'individualisation des droits dans les systèmes de protection sociale' in collaboration with Meulders, D. in Sarfati, H., Bonoli, G., Peter Lang (eds.), Mutations du marché du travail et protection sociale dansune perspective internationale?, Berlin, 2002.
  • 'Evaluation des différentiels salariaux en Belgique: hommes - femmes et temps partiel - temps plein' in Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 2001 - N° 1-2, Brussels.
  • 'Working-time, Women and Low-wages inBelgium', in collaboration with D. Meulders, and I. Terraz, in S. Gustafson, D. Meulders (eds.), Gender and the Labour Market. Econometric Evidence on Obstacles in Achieving Gender Equality, MacMillan, 2000, UK.
  • 'Proteccion social e impuesto sobre la renta. Cual es el papel de los derechos privados?', in collaboration with Meulders, D., Plasman, O. in Paloma de Villota (ed.), La Politica economica desde una perspectiva de género. La individualizacion de los derechos sociales y fiscales en la Union Europea, Alianza Editorial, 2000, Madrid
  • 'What Do We Know About the Link Between Low Pay, Gender and Part-time' in Transfer 4/2000, Brussels
  • 'Working-time, Women and Poverty in Belgium', in collaboration with D. Meulders, and I. Terraz, in Travail, Genre et Sociétés. La Revue du MAGE, 1/1999, Paris.
  • 'Quality of Employment and Gender', in collaboration with Meulders, D., Transfer 2/98,Brussels.
  • 'Working-time, Women and Low-wages', in collaboration with Meulders, D., Terraz, I., Etudes féministes Sophia N° 16, 1998 pp. 12-14, Bruxelles.
  • 'Gender Inequalities in European Unemployment Benefit Systems', in collaboration with D. Meulders, Revue Internationale de la Sécurité Sociale, 4/1997.
  • 'Sécurité Sociale: le rôle des droits dérivés?' in collaboration with D. Meulders, O. Plasman, Cahiers du MAGE, 3/1997, Paris.

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Last modified: 20 Jul 2007
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