Doctorate in sociology, researcher in the Collaborative Research Centers 101 and 333 of the University of Munich, lecturer at several universities. Former Head of Department ‘Family and Family Policies’ (2002-2019), German Youth Institute (DJI), Munich, Germany.
Research focuses
Doing Family; Social Conduct of Everyday Life; Work, Care, Time and Time Policy; Blurring Boundaries of Work and Family Life; Gender in these Contexts.
Activities
Vice President of the German Society for Time Policy (DGfZP), ongoing work on the „Option Time Model“ and the concept of „Breathing Life Courses“.