Naila Kabeer

I have worked for most of my academic career on gender and poverty issues in relation to livelihoods, labor markets, social protection and collective action. I have published extensively on these topics. I call myself a feminist economist: I ask economic questions but draw on different disciplines and mixed methods to provide answers. I have a special interest in what we can learn about social change from impact assessments. I have always sought to take my work to the world beyond academia and have worked with policymakers in national and international bodies and with civil society organizations. My most recent book, 'Renegotiating patriarchy: gender, agency and the Bangladesh paradox' (Open Access, LSE Press) deals with how the changing views and practices of ordinary men and women in Bangladesh brought about progressive social change.