Ewa Giermanowska is an Associate Professor and sociologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland. With her research focusing on the sociology of work, labour relations, and the employment of people with disabilities, Ewa is a member of the Polish Sociological Association in the Section of Sociology of Work.  Mariola Racław is an Associate Professor and sociologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland. Mariola is a member of the Government Population Council. She is the Co-Founder and Vice-President of the Sociology of Disabilities section of the Polish Sociological Association. Dorota Szawarska is a social anthropologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland, where she deals with the question of care and kinship. She previously studied at the University of Cambridge and SOAS University of London in the UK, as well as the University of Warsaw in Poland.