Ananya Sharma Proma brings a multidisciplinary background in Gender Studies, Sociology, and development practice, with experience in generating evidence to inform policies and programmes. She combines academic research with practical programme experience to advance gender-responsive and inclusive development. Her research interests include Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), gender-based violence (GBV), women’s economic empowerment, child protection, and gender mainstreaming.
Over the years, she gained experience in designing and managing donor-funded initiatives, including grant development, proposal writing, programme implementation, and reporting for projects supported by the U.S. Embassy, UN Women, UNICEF, and other international and local organizations. She has also led gender mainstreaming initiatives through technical guidance, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement to promote gender-responsive programming.
Ananya holds an M.A. in Sociology from Western Illinois University, USA, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Women and Gender Studies from the University of Dhaka. At iSocial, Ananya contributes to research design, data analysis, report writing, knowledge product development, and business development.
Core Competencies:
Research Design, Quantitative & Qualitative Data Analysis, Gender Analysis, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL), Business Development, Policy Analysis, Programme Design and Management, Documentation.