Subjective well-being perceptions of Portuguese Public Relations practitioners: a gender and stages of life analysis

Maria João Cunha has a PhD in Communication Sciences, specialised in Sociology of Communication. She is an Associate Professor at Institute of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is a co-founding member and integrated researcher of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Gender Studies (CIEG/ISCSP-ULisboa), also currently acting as subdirector. She is a member of EUPRERA, in Women in PR network. She develops research in gender studies, and collaborates in diverse research projects, with particular interest in feminist online movements, women’s role in communication industries, media representations of women and vulnerable groups, gender violence and body image.

Carla Cruz has a PhD in Communication Sciences (specialisation in Sociology of Communication), a Master's in Sociology and a degree in Social Communication. She is an assistant professor at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, University of Lisbon. She is a researcher and collaborator at the Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies. Internationally she joined the team of a EUPRERA project. She is Vice-President of the Child Observatory – Association “100 Violence”. She was a journalist in TVI, SIC and RTP, as a reporter and speaker. She continues to collaborate in television documentary projects, on a freelance basis.

Célia Belim is assistant professor in Communication Sciences at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, University of Lisbon, teaching since 2000. She holds a PhD in Communication Sciences, an MA in Political Science and two post-graduate degrees in Political Science and Islamic Studies. She coordinates the funded project “Communication of Health Public Policies in Portugal – ComHealthPPP”. She is vice president of the Scientific Council of the Portuguese Society for Health Literacy and director of the Portuguese Journal of Health Literacy. She has received five academic awards, four for research, and two honourable mentions.