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Tara Cookson is an Assistant Professor and a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Gender, Development, and Global Public Policy at the University of British Columbia's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. She has a background in ethnographic quantitative methods and focuses on power dynamics in development policy, particularly in relation to gender data, social protection, and care work. Tara’s work emphasizes public scholarship and integrates academic research with practical publications aimed at influencing international policy processes. She authored the award-winning book 'Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and Hidden Cost Cash Transfer Programs', which highlights the challenges faced by women in the labor market. Tara's research has been published in various prestigious journals, and she co-founded the Ladysmith Collective, a feminist research initiative that connects scholarship to practical solutions in gender data. She collaborates with major global development organizations, including UN Women and UNICEF, to enhance gender data analysis and action.
University of British Columbia • Vancouver, Canada
Teaching and researching gender policy and development.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.