Hazel Malapit is a Senior Research Coordinator in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in Washington, DC. She coordinates research, training, and technical assistance on implementing the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), and conducts research on gender, women’s empowerment, agriculture, health, and nutrition issues. She is Co-Principal Investigator for the Gender, Agriculture & Assets Program (GAAP) (Phase 2) and leads the technical assistance team providing guidance to partners using WEAI tools. Hazel also works with agricultural development projects, CGIAR Centers, and developing country partners to develop and apply women’s empowerment metrics in impact assessments and leads strategic research projects in priority topics.

From 2013–2021, Hazel led the Gender, Equity and Empowerment unit in the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Health and Nutrition (A4NH), where she was responsible for the integration of gender and social equity. Currently, she is Co-Lead of the Methods Module for the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform, which aims to co-create, consolidate, and share cutting-edge methods and tools for high-quality, impactful gender research.

Before joining IFPRI, she held the Herman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gender and Economics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and conducted research on gender, labor markets, and data issues at the World Bank’s Gender and Development unit (PRMGE). She holds a PhD in Economics from the American University in Washington, DC, and a master’s degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.