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Women in Econ/Policy was set up in June 2020 by Prerna Kundu and Prashansa Srivastava with the aim of creating a free and inclusive space for women interested in econ, policy & development to learn and grow together. 

 

As of August 2021, Women in Econ/Policy  (WIEP India Association) is a registered not-for-profit in India (registered as a Section 8 company)

 

Our vision for the organisation is for it to disrupt the status quo in favour of a culture of empathy, co-learning, and democratized access to knowledge, industry insights, skills, and people. We aim to be a professional and personal community- to provide support and share learnings. We seek to make economics and economics-adjacent fields more inclusive by highlighting work by women researchers, expanding economics beyond elite colleges and networks, and creating avenues for networking and mentorship.

About Us

People

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Board of Advisors

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Professor of Economics and Founding Director of Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA), Ashoka University

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Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences

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CEO, IDinsight

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President and Chief Executive, Center for Policy Research

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Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University,

Program Manager, John Hopkins India Foundation

Associate Partner, Dalberg

Directors

Directors

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Prerna Kundu

Founder & Director

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Anahita Karandikar

Director

Ria Dutta

Director

Managers

Managers

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Avantika Thareja

Manager, Communications

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Dweepobotee Brahma

Chief Editor, WiEPWrite

Ayushi Gupta

Manager, Events

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Saumya Singla

Manager, Young WIEP Program

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Radhika Kaul

Manager, Professional Development

Smriti Saini

Manager, Young WIEP Program

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Vasanthi S Pillai

Manager, Design

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Organising Committee

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Bishnupriya Bagh

Organising Commitee Member

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Salonie Chawla

Organising Commitee Member

Fizza Suhel

Organising Commitee Member

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Manasbi Poudel

Organising Commitee Member

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Sakshi Hallan

Organising Commitee Member

Ridhi Aggarwal

Organising Commitee Member

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Samhita Kuntia

Organising Commitee Member

Shruti Kakade

Organising Commitee Member

Interns

Interns

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Akanksha Sharma

Communications Intern

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Aadya Tewari

Communications Intern

Anupama Varma

Communications Intern

Riya Sabu

Communications Intern

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Martina Podesta

Design Intern

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Klirka Engitpti

Design Intern

Sameeksha Matta

Design Intern

Sobha Vasan

Design Intern

Partnerships 

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