Ruth Pearson

Ruth is Emeritus Professor of International Development at the University of Leeds, development economist and founder scholar and activist in the field of Gender and Development. Ruth’s research interests are  focussed on women’s  productive and reproductive work in the global economy, migration, ethnicity and labour organisation in Latin America, South East Asia and the UK. She also writes on social care and gendered economic policy and has  extensive experience of  working with international and UK women’s organisations and NGOs in the global South and North.