Biography

Ph.D. in Sociology (University of Coimbra), Virginia Ferreira is a retired Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics (FEUC) and Researcher at the Center for Social Studies (CES). She carries research in the areas of Women's/Gender/Feminist Studies, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Work and Employment, Research Methodology, and Gender Equality Policies. She is the PI of the Project ENGENDER - Gender mainstreaming in curricula and pedagogical practices in Portuguese Public Universities. She is a member of the European Network of Experts on Gender and Employment (since 2004). She is member of the Editorial Board of various Social Sciences journals on Women/Gender/ Feminist Studies (Feminismos, The Journal of Gender and Power), and Editor-in-Chief of the journal "ex æquo" (SCOPUS; SCIELO). She was a member of the Directory Board, in various terms, and Executive Director of the CES (2004-2006). She was also the Coordinator of the Sociology Nucleus at FEUC (2008-2010), and member of the FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) evaluation panel for research for doctoral and post-doctoral grants (2011-2012). Has carried out several studies on the Portuguese society, especially in the work and employment research area (work in offices, segregation of the labor market, work-family articulation, maternity and paternity in the workplace), and has coordinated scientifically the working groups devoted to evaluating national social intervention policies, programs and projects (i.e. 2nd and 3rd National Plan for Equality; Structural Funds; EQUAL and POEFDS research, among others). She has also collaborated as an expert partner with various entities working on equality policies (Commission for Equality in Work and Employment; Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality). She has provided scientific consultancy for projects promoted by various, academic and professional entities (private, public as well as third sector). She is member of the Technical-Scientific Group of the Advisory Council of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality. She is an active member of scientific associations (Portuguese Association of Studies on Women, Portuguese Association of Sociology and the Gender and Evaluation Network).