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Senior Policy Analyst on Gender Equality

Laeticia Thissen works as a Senior Policy Analyst for Gender Equality at Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) where she is in charge of the foundation’s work related to women’s rights, equality and anti-discrimination issues. Over the years, her work has focused on topics ranging from gender injustice to care work and gender-based violence. Before joining FEPS, she worked in the European Committee of the Regions and in the European Parliament. She holds a Master’s degree in European Studies from Maastricht University and in Gender Studies from ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles). Additionally, she completed a post-academic specialisation course on ‘Migration, Ethnic Diversity and Intercultural Relationships’ and is a member of the Brussels Binder network, an initiative committed to improving gender diversity in policy debates and promoting women’s voices.

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Publications
04/11/2024

A new Gender Equality Contract for Europe

Feminism and progressive politics
05/03/2024

A European feminist foreign policy?

The need for a progressive and transformative approach
01/02/2024

Bridging the gender pay gap in the Western Balkans?

A country case study of Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia
26/09/2023

Abortion in the European Union

Actors, issues and discourse
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Progressive Post
18/01/2023

One is not born (un)productive, one becomes so

Echoing the famous feminist mantra ‘one is not born, but rather becomes a woman’ this […]
02/10/2021

Interview with Marta Lempart

Although women’s rights and gender equality have been in principle recognised as fundamental human rights, […]
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Events
09/12/2024
Brussels

Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective meeting

In October 2023, FEPS, in collaboration with FES EU Brussels and supported by an active […]
15/10/2024
Online (Expert meeting)

Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective meeting

In October 2023, FEPS, in collaboration with FES EU Brussels and supported by an active […]
24/10/2023
Brussels

The future of foreign policy is feminist

Book reading
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News
10/03/2025

FEPS reaction to the Roadmap on Women’s Rights

On Friday 7 March, the European Commission presented its Roadmap for Women’s Rights ahead of […]
08/03/2024

Discover the updated EU Care Atlas!

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, we have updated our EU Care Atlas. […]
23/01/2024

Call for tender – FFP Research and network coordinator

This call for tender is now closed.
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Pay transparency can help close the gender pay gap but at what cost?

by Euronews 31/08/2022

How many inequalities can the world fight at the same time?

by Social Europe 07/07/2022

Rebutting the assaults on gender equality

by Social Europe 08/03/2022
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Audiovisual

Silenced, censored, resisting: Feminist struggles in the digital age with Asha Allen

📺🔊 Available on Youtube Spotify and Apple Podcast As International Women’s Day 2025 approaches, feminist […]

Silenced, censored, resisting: Feminist struggles in the digital age with Asha Allen

📺🔊 Available on Youtube Spotify and Apple Podcast As International Women’s Day 2025 approaches, feminist […]

Redefining Care: Building a new Gender Equality Contract for Europe with Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella

🔊📺 Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts In this episode of FEPS Talks, we sit […]
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