Dr. Tanya Jakimow

Biography

Professor Tanya Jakimow is an anthropologist working on issues related to gender equity, politics, and urban futures. She employs comparative ethnographic approaches in her research conducted in India, Indonesia, and Australia, aiming to advance both theory and practice in anthropology. Her research makes significant contributions to fields such as development studies, gender studies, political science, and Asian studies. Currently, she oversees an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project that explores women's political underrepresentation through the lens of political labor recognition. This research is based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Dehradun, India, Medan, Indonesia, and New South Wales, Australia. Additionally, she is the Chief Investigator on the ARC Discovery project ‘City Scratch’ focusing on women's experiences and gendered outcomes in Mahindra World City, Chennai, India. Professor Jakimow has previously led international collaborations examining women's political pathways in Indonesia and Sri Lanka and has received various prestigious awards, including the ARC Discovery Early Career Award. She has authored several monographs and published numerous journal articles across multiple disciplines, underscoring her diverse research interests which encompass gender politics, community development, and comparative ethnography.

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