2020 International Migrants Day: A year like no other …

December 18, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continue affecting our lives, it is hard to see any reason for celebration, especially when migrant workers endure the suffering from the losses and hardship ranging from jobs to lives around the world. If on one hand societies discovered the value and contribution of essential workers (ie. agricultural, care, and service workers) comprised … More 2020 International Migrants Day: A year like no other …

Intra-EU Mobility of Professional Women – Survey Results: Networking, Employment Services and Information

September 16, 2020

In 2014, I called on the support of intra-EU mobile professional women to answer the “Survey on Mobility of Highly Skilled Female EU citizens in the European Union”. Today, I would like to announced that my article “Networking, Employment Services and Information: Key Findings from a Survey on Intra‐EU Mobility of High‐Skilled Women” has been published … More Intra-EU Mobility of Professional Women – Survey Results: Networking, Employment Services and Information

Professional Women on the Move and Special THANKS to Health Care Workers

April 9, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading around the world, it is hard to see anything else as remotely relevant, especially when we witness everyday the losses and hardship it is causing in our communities and around the world. However, life has a way to remind us that the law of impermanence prevails even in the face … More Professional Women on the Move and Special THANKS to Health Care Workers

Opportunities and Challenges on the Path of Labour Market Integration – The Case of Professional Women on the Move in Europe, Brussels 18 October 2019

November 4, 2019

On the 18 October 2019, a seminar on the opportunities and challenges on the path of labour market integration of professional women on the move in Europe was held in Brussels, under the auspices of a volunteer-led initiative Here we are Belgium. This seminar had a threefold objective: one, to raise awareness and visibility related … More Opportunities and Challenges on the Path of Labour Market Integration – The Case of Professional Women on the Move in Europe, Brussels 18 October 2019

The EU Blue Card Proposal: Some Food-for-Thought and a Gender Perspective

June 21, 2018

On 7 June 2016, the European Commission presented the proposal for the reform of the 2009 EU Blue Card scheme[1]. The proposal has as its main aim: to attract qualified and talented third country nationals to the European Union based on labour market demand and an offer of employment. Along with revamping the existing rules, … More The EU Blue Card Proposal: Some Food-for-Thought and a Gender Perspective