Emanuela Struffolino

Emanuela Struffolino is a Research Fellow at the WZB - Berlin Social Science Center and an Associate Researcher at Humboldt University Berlin's Institute for Social Sciences - Chair of Microsociology. Her work focuses on demography, labor markets, gender inequality, and welfare states, utilizing life course and mixed-method approaches.

• PhD in Sociology, University of Milan Bicocca (2014)
• M.A. in Sociology, University of Turin (2009)
• B.A. in Intercultural Communication, University of Turin (2006)

Her research explores:

• Family demographic processes and in-work poverty
• Lone motherhood and employment trajectories
• Early school leaving in Italy
• Life course impacts on health and retirement
• Contraceptive practices and gender norms
• Sequence analysis methodology

Recent publications analyze longitudinal employment patterns, gender disparities in labor markets, and policy responses to poverty across Europe and the U.S. She collaborates with institutions including Oxford University and Nuffield College.

Her roles include:

• Research Fellow, WZB Demography and Inequality Department (2015–present)
• Associate Researcher, Humboldt University Berlin (2015–present)
• Former Research Fellow, NCCR LIVES, University of Lausanne (2014–2015)