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My name is Jessica Ordemann, I am a sociologist and social demographer and I work as a senior researcher at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW). My main research interest are the individual and societal consequences of educational processes. My aim is to investigate the development of educational inequalities and the associated life chances over the life course and especially for adults' education. This interest is based on the assumption that educational outcomes over the life course arise both within and outside the education system, as I explained in the introductory chapter of the national education report that I supervised (Autorengruppe Bildungsberichterstattung, 2018). Especially second chance education at a later life phase can influence these outcomes and change inequalities.

I am co-initiator of the project #IchBinHannelore which investigates inequalities in academia at the intersection of age and gender.

It is important to me that everyone can participate in education - independent of their social or migration background, gender or age. My research shows that the German education system is open enough for alternative pathways into the different educational stages. Unfortunately, many people are still not aware about the opportunities that exist.  I therefore not only present my research at international and national conferences such as the ISA RC28, ECSR, CIDER or SLLS. Whenever possible I transfer my research into the interested public to rise awareness about educational pathways and social problems in general.