Studies in economics and sociology at the University of Graz and Vienna. Postgraduate course in sociology at the IHS (1992-1994). Doctoral studies at the University of Vienna (2001-2005). Since 1994 member of the academic staff at the IHS. Research on the interface between employment and training, gender studies, evaluation research. Scientific awards and honours: Käthe-Leichter-Preis assigned by Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour (2007); Johanna Dohnal-Förderpreis for the dissertation „Von Frauenförderung zu Gender Mainstreaming – Gleichstellung in der Arbeitsmarktpolitik“ (2006); Award of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG) for the diploma thesis ”Bevölkerungsprobleme in Entwicklungsländern unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Status von Frauen” (1993)