Diane Elson

Diane Elson
Born
Diane Rosemary Elson

(1946-04-20) 20 April 1946 (age 78)
Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Occupation(s)Professor of development studies at the University of Manchester
Professor of sociology at the University of Essex
Years active1968 – current
ChildrenSon
Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex

Diane Rosemary Elson (born 20 April 1946)[1] is a British economist, sociologist and gender and development social scientist. She is Professor Emerita of sociology at the University of Essex and a former professor of development studies at the University of Manchester.[2]

She is noted for her work on issues of development and human rights. A theme in her more recent work is gender inequality and economic and social rights.[3] She is the author of the books Male Bias in the Development Process,[4] and Budgeting for Women's Rights: Monitoring Government Budgets for Compliance with CEDAW (Concepts and Tools),[5] and of many other publications and articles.

She has also worked as a special advisor for UNIFEM and is the chair of the UK's Women's Budget Group.[6] She was a winner of the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought for 2016, along with Amit Bhaduri.[7]

  1. ^ "ELSON, Prof. Diane Rosemary PhD". Who's Who. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ^ Chant, Sylvia (2006), "Diane Elson", in Simon, David (ed.), Fifty key thinkers on development, London New York: Routledge, pp. 84–89, ISBN 9780415337908
  3. ^ "Professor Diane Elson, Department of Sociology". University of Essex. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  4. ^ Elson, Diane (1995). Male bias in the development process (contemporary issues in development studies). Manchester New York New York: Manchester University Press (USA and Canada – St. Martin's Press). ISBN 9780719042300.
  5. ^ Elson, Diane (2006). Budgeting for women's rights: monitoring government budgets for compliance with CEDAW (a summary guide for policy makers, gender equality and human rights advocates). UN Women Headquarters: UNIFEM (UN Women).
  6. ^ "WBG Management Committee". Women's Budget Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Leontief 2016: Elson & Bhaduri". www.ase.tufts.edu. Retrieved 24 February 2017.