Prof. Anna Borg is an experienced researcher and lecturer at the Centre for Labour Studies at the University of Malta. Her work examines how gender shapes work and livelihoods. Her main research interest focuses on Work-life and Work-family issues using theories of Gendered Organisations and theories of Hegemonic Masculinity. She coordinates the Honours Degree Course in Work and Human Resources (HR), and the Diploma Course in Gender, Work and Society.
She has done extensive research on work-life related subjects including, flexible working arrangements, and more recently on how work-family issues affect fertility intentions. Her research maps trends in women and men's labour-market participation and she analyses gender related aspects including the Gender Pay Gap (GPG), the Motherhood Penalty and trends in an evolving labour market. She has also looked at the issue of in-work poverty and how Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policies can be embedded in organisations.. She contributes to policy debates through evaluations of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting. She is regularly invited to deliver speeches and participate in panels in conferences related to the above subject.
In her past work Anna Borg acted as a researcher for the Eurofound and was an expert on the European Social Policy Network (ESPN). She was also responsible for managing the EU Educational and Vocational Programme, Leonardo Da Vinci in Malta and was a project leader for various European Social Fund (ESF) projects related to Gender Equality. For several years she managed the Gender Equality Unit at the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC), now called Jobs Plus.
Anna Borg has been active in women’s organisations for many years. She co-founded the Malta Women's Lobby (MWL) - previously known as MCWO in 2004, and later set up the Association for Equality (A4E). She currently chairs the Malta Women’s Lobby and serves on the board of the European Women’s Lobby. She has consistently lobbied for the introduction of the Equality/Abolitionist model in relation to prostitution, and for the improvement of family leaves.
