Emily Myers is a Senior Research Analyst in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. Since joining IFPRI, she has worked on qualitative studies across Africa south of the Sahara and in Bangladesh. She uses qualitative methods to examine gender, women’s empowerment, and participation in agricultural value chains. She also facilitates IFPRI’s Gender Task Force, a cross-institutional group that supports researchers in incorporating gender into their work and disseminates IFPRI’s gender research. She earned a master’s degree in Public Health from Emory University.

Languages spoken: English, Spanish