Wendy Khonziwe has worked in grassroots intersectional feminist movements in several countries and is passionate about developing inclusive, feminist, and decolonial approaches to human rights advocacy. She has worked with the Fight Inequality Alliance supporting frontline activists in their efforts to tackle economic inequality by influencing policies and redefining the narratives that drive them. She is the co-founder of The Total Shutdown Movement, whose global mobilization efforts resulted in the development of the NSP (National Strategic Plan), a 10-year plan to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa. Wendy leverages her background in software engineering and digital marketing to tap into the existing creativity and practices of non-profits and expand their mission. She is based in South Africa. Get in touch with Wendy at [email protected]

 
MaryBeth works collaboratively to manage communities and programs on gender, human-centered design, labor, education, and justice. Most recently, she worked at the intersection of gender and design innovation with IDEO.org for projects on international development, agriculture, and future forecasting. Previously she managed gender responsive programming to ensure people accused of crimes in conflict countries had access to justice with the International Legal Foundation; managed global feminist research and advocacy with the Center for Women's Global Leadership; and conducted participatory research on education in crisis contexts. She holds an MSc. in Global Affairs-Gender Studies from NYU. Get in touch with MaryBeth at [email protected]

 
Srishti is a young scholar keen on undertaking multi-disciplinary research  at the intersections of art, activism and academia.  Her research interests focus on queer rights, decolonial feminism, digital activism and social justice frameworks . She has a master's degree in Gender, Development and Globalization from the London School of Economics and a bachelor's degree in economics from University of Delhi. Prior to LSE, she interned at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations and was also actively involved with the Rethinking Economics India Movement advocating for pluralism in economics. Get in touch with Srishti at [email protected]

Nancy Baise, Finacial Specialist

Nancy is a finance and administrative professional with extensive experience in both the non-profit and corporate sectors. Since 2015, she has been with the journal Feminist Economics, where she leverages her finance and administrative expertise. With a creative background and a BFA from the University of North Texas, Nancy is also actively involved in multiple organizations advocating for gender equity, social justice, human rights, and animal rights. Get in touch with Nancy at [email protected]

Phuong Luu, Network of FE Economics Programs Coordinator

Phuong Luu has worked on supporting policy-focused gender analysts in economics worldwide and now on building a network of feminist economics programs to promote cooperation and capacity strengthening. She managed the project of organizational strengthening of the Program on Gender Analysis in Economics at American University and its Global Scholars program, bringing visiting scholars from Global South higher education institutions to develop their teaching curriculum/programs and research in gender analysis in economics. Previously she worked for the State Bank of Vietnam, facilitating international cooperation activities in economic development and the banking sector. She holds an MA in Economics- Financial Policy from American University and an MA in Development Economics from Williams College. She is based in Washington DC, USA. Get in touch with Phuong at [email protected].