Bibliographical note

ABOUT THE PUBLICATION
This research paper was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Women's
Rights and Gender Equality and commissioned, overseen and published by the Policy
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AUTHOR(S)
Athena CHRISTOFI, Milieu.
Elena FRIES-TERSCH, Milieu.
Nathalie MEURENS, Milieu.
Catarina MONTEIRO, Milieu.
Sophie MOREL, Milieu.
Hana SPANIKOVA, Milieu.
SENIOR EXPERTS
The authors are grateful for the feedback of the senior experts:
Professor Liz KELLY, London Metropolitan University.
Dr Els LEY, Ghent University.
NATIONAL EXPERTS
Austria: Tanja FACHATHALER
Belgium: Nathalie MEURENS
Bulgaria: Albena KOYCHEVA
Cyprus: Athena CHRISTOFI
Czech Republic: Hana SPANIKOVA
Croatia: Jelena MILOVANOVIC
Denmark: Trine BAUMBACH
Estonia: Marianne MEIORG
Finland: Laura ISOLATO
France: Sophie MOREL
Germany: Jan TROMMER
Greece: Athena CHRISTOFI
Hungary: Katalin ADAMIS-CSASZAR
Ireland: Gillian KELLY
Italy: Sara FIORENTINI
Latvia: Julija SPROGE
Lithuania: Rugile BUTKEVICIUTE
Luxembourg: Sophie MOREL
Malta: Athena CHRISTOFI and Sophie MOREL
The Netherlands: Alexandra SCHNEIDERS
Poland: Julia MURASZKIEWCZ
Portugal: Ana Maria RODRIGUEZ
Romania: Cristinel BUZATU
Slovakia: Hana SPANIKOVA
Slovenia: Katarina BERVAR STERNAD
Spain: Ivan MARTINEZ
Sweden: Gillian KELLY
United Kingdom: Athena CHRISTOFI
Editor: Grainne MURPHY