She has worked as a researcher on different European projects (European Commission FP4, FP5, and FP6, and POM Programs). Her research concerns gender equality policies, particularly in the European Union and Spain. She has published articles in journals such as Comparative European Politics, Social Politics, European Journal of Women’s Studies, Feminist Review, Journal of Women Politics and Policy, Women’s Studies International Forum and International Feminist Journal of Politics. Her latest monograph, co-authored with Petra Meier, is The Symbolic Representation of Gender (Ashgate 2014). Ema also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Women, Politics and Policy.