Marie Duru-Bellat is Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education at Sciences-Po (Institute of Political Sciences, Paris), and researcher in CRIS (Center of Research on Social Inequalities, Paris) and IREDU (Institute of research in Education, Dijon). In addition to leading research on gender and social inequalities in education, she implements an evaluative and comparative perspective on school reforms, and investigates justice issues, notably linking global inequalities and environmental problems. In France, she has occupied different responsibilities in the academic fields and she has been regularly involved in educational debates and policies.