Nathalie Bajos is a sociologist and a demographer. She is the ISERM (the French Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) research director. She managed a cross disciplinary team working on « Gender and Health » until 2015 when she joined the Defenseur des droits. As a director for promoting Equality and access to rights, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the policy of the Institute in this field. She has a sociological approach to fight against discriminations and promote equality. She is an expert of gender issues.