Sociologist and assistant researcher at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais of the University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisboa). She is a member of the Permanent Observatory of Families and Family Policies (OFAP).
Her research is focused on new trends in family life; children and family recomposition; the legal status of stepfathers and stepmothers; family solidarity; family policies; parenthood and gender.
She is the author of several scientific articles, including: «Parenting in stepfamilies: revisiting the stepfather's role»; «Why are caring masculinities so difficult to achieve? Reflections on Men and Gender Equality in Portugal» and «The gender(ed) division of labour in Europe: patterns of practices in 18 EU countries». She is also co-author of «The White Paper Men and Gender Equality in Portugal», published in 2016.
She has a degree in Sociology and a PhD in Social Sciences, specialising in General Sociology.

Last updated: January 2025