Lise Ménalque

Lise Ménalque is a Researcher and PhD candidate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in the Department of Information and Communication Sciences. Her research explores gender relations and the feminization of journalism in French-speaking Belgium, supervised by Florence Le Cam and conducted in partnership with the Laboratoire des Pratiques et Identités Journalistiques (LaPIJ). She also participates in an inter-university Master's in Gender Studies under the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

• Master's in Journalism, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2015)
• PhD in Progress, Department of Information and Communication Sciences, ULB
• Enrolled in Master's in Gender Studies, Wallonia-Brussels Federation inter-university program

After three years as a freelance journalist, Lise transitioned to academia to deepen her understanding of discrimination in journalism and develop tools for education and awareness. Her work bridges practical experience with theoretical research in gender issues within media professions. She collaborates with the departmental team to integrate these insights into teaching curricula. No scientific awards, publications, or grants are explicitly mentioned in her profile.