Laeticia Thissen works as a Policy Analyst for Gender Equality at the 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 focused on topics ranging from gender injustice to care work and gender-based violence. Before joining FEPS she has 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 improve gender diversity in policy debates and that aims to promote women’s voices.