Sandra Palma Saleiro (sandra.saleiro@iscte-iul.pt). PhD in Sociology. Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL). Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Public Policy, of the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). She has worked on research projects on gender, gender equality and gender violence; transsexuality, transgender, gender diversity; social inequalities and poverty and social exclusion; evaluation methodologies, evaluation of public policies and programs and projects. In her doctoral thesis entitled "Trans Genders. A sociological approach to gender diversity”,  she mapped the diversity of (trans) gender identities and expressions in Portuguese society. The most recent research projects include the project "Transsexuality and Transgender: Gender Identities and Expressions (2007-2010)", which took place at CIES-IUL, funded by FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology; the project "Processes of social inclusion of women victims of domestic violence" (2014-2015), held at CIES-IUL, funded by POAT; the project "LGE- ... [ver mais]