S Anukriti is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (DECRG) at the World Bank and co-lead of the World Bank’s Center for Research on Women and Jobs (CRWJ). Her research focuses on uncovering the root causes of gender inequality in developing countries and identifying effective pathways to promote gender equity. She is an applied micro-economist interested in development economics, the economics of gender and the family, and political economy. She holds a PhD in Economics from Columbia University, an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and a BA (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. She is also a Research Fellow of IZA@LISER and sits on the boards of two research initiatives of the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development—WEE-DiFine and WEE-Connect. Before joining the World Bank, she was an Associate Professor of Economics at Boston College.