Maria Jepsen

Deputy Director, Eurofound

Maria Jepsen is Eurofound’s Deputy Director, appointed on 1 November 2019. She coordinates the Agency’s programme development. Prior to this, she was Director of the research department at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), and assistant professor and research fellow at the Free University of Brussels (ULB). She is currently also associate professor in labour economics at ULB and external lecturer at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Her main research interests include gender studies, the impact of welfare states on labour supply, wages and working conditions, and the development of the European social dimension. Ms Jepsen has been a member of various committees, councils and advisory boards at national and international level on employment, social, gender and research issues. She has also served as a coordinator on the European Commission tripartite advisory committee on health and safety at work. She holds a PhD in Economics and a Master’s degree in Econometrics from the Free University of Brussels (ULB).

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Just transition? It’s not that simple

Not only do we need appropriate policy measures to drive the shift to a carbon-neutral economy, we also need sound policy to ensure no one is left behind – we need to ensure a just transition.

2 May 2024
Maria Jepsen
Blog
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
European Green Deal
Just transition
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COVID-19 could be a catalyst for fundamental change that will define the Future of Europe

On 9 May, the Conference on the Future of Europe will get underway. Floated well before the COVID-19 outbreak, its timing in the wake of the seismic shifts precipitated by the pandemic, and its implementation alongside the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, means that the outcomes could b

4 May 2021
Maria Jepsen
Blog
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
COVID-19
Employment and labour markets
European Pillar of Social Rights
Gender equality
Teleworking
Youth
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Good news for gender equality as we exit the COVID-19 crisis?

The pandemic has had differential impacts on women. Raised consciousness about them must be applied to advance gender equality in recovery measures. All crises have a strongly gendered impact and none more so than the current pandemic, across a range of indicators. While the virus itself seems to ta

28 April 2021
Maria Jepsen
Blog
Care
COVID-19
Employment and labour markets
Gender equality
Labour market participation
Pay and income
Teleworking
Work-life balance
Working conditions
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Episode 30 – What is the future for gender equality in Europe?

This special Eurofound Talks episode, recorded for International Women’s Day 2025, looks at women’s progress in the labour market and society over the past five decades, as well as sticking points on the path to gender equality in Europe, particularly related to the gender employment and pay gaps.

7 March 2025
Podcast
Gender equality

Episode 28 – 50 years of social change in Ireland and Europe

In this episode of the Eurofound Talks podcast Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Deputy Director Maria Jepsen, and Barry Colfer, Director of Research at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), about European social change over the past 50 years, Eurofound’s role in these chan

30 January 2025
Podcast
European Pillar of Social Rights
Living and working in Europe
Inequality
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Episode 6 – Living and working in Europe: Past, present and future

This podcast focuses on our annual update on the state of ‘Living and working in Europe’. It highlights trends and changes – both positive and negative – in the way citizens across the EU work today, and serves as a guide to policymakers at EU and Member State level. Our experts detail these with us

9 May 2022
Podcast
Living and working in Europe
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Episode 4 – Gender equality

This podcast, launched on International Women’s Day this year in conjunction with the European Institute for Gender Equality, debates issues related to closing the gender gaps across pay, employment and caring, and explores innovative options to promote change.

7 March 2022
Podcast
Living and working in Europe